In a stern intervention, a judge at the High Court of England and Wales issued a formal warning to legal professionals on Friday, declaring that lawyers who submit fictitious cases generated by artificial intelligence could face criminal charges.
The senior judge scolded lawyers in two cases who apparently used AI tools when preparing written arguments that were presented in court.
“There are serious implications for the administration of justice and public confidence in the justice system if artificial intelligence is misused,” Victoria Sharp, president of the King’s Bench Division of the High Court, said in the judgment delivered on Friday.
