Judge slams Ontario lawyer for filing made-up legal quotes; lawyer says it's 'human error' not AI

An Ontario lawyer filed seven completely fake quotations from court cases to a judge while arguing in court, but claims it was human error and not artificial intelligence tools behind it. A skeptical judge wonders if the lawyer’s claim makes things even worse.

Khalid Parvaiz is being referred to the Law Society of Ontario, the governing body of the legal profession in the province, although the judge mused a referral to police could have been an option.

“This decision may involve...