The US legal system is struggling to keep up with AI, grappling with cases where chatbots provided counsel, generated evidence, or helped plan a mass shooting (Evan Ratliff/Bloomberg)
The US legal system is struggling to keep up with AI, facing challenges from cases where chatbots have provided counsel, generated evidence, or even assisted in planning serious crimes like a mass shooting. This struggle highlights the rapid advancement of AI technology and the legal system's difficulty in adapting to its implications, as exemplified by a 19-year-old student using ChatGPT in March 2024.
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Evan Ratliff / Bloomberg:
The US legal system is struggling to keep up with AI, grappling with cases where chatbots provided counsel, generated evidence, or helped plan a mass shooting — The first line Phoenix Ikner typed into ChatGPT was a quadratic expression. It was March 2024, and Ikner was a 19-year-old student at Tallahassee State College, in Florida.