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US law firm apologizes after AI hallucinations made it to a legal filing
TL;DR
Sullivan & Cromwell has apologized to a federal judge after submitting a legal filing with approximately 40 incorrect citations due to AI hallucinations. The firm's co-head acknowledged the responsibility for the inaccuracies in the court submission.
Key points
- Sullivan & Cromwell submitted a filing with 40 incorrect citations
- Errors were attributed to AI hallucinations
- Andrew Dietderich took responsibility for the inaccuracies
- The apology was directed to Chief Judge Martin Glenn
- The incident raises concerns about AI use in legal documents
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Wall Street law firm Sullivan & Cromwell has apologized to a federal judge after submitting a court filing that contained around 40 incorrect citations and other errors caused by AI hallucinations.
“We deeply regret that this has occurred,” Andrew Dietderich, co-head of Sullivan & Cromwell’s global restructuring team, wrote Friday in a letter to Chief Judge Martin Glenn of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
“The Firm and I are keenly aware of our responsibility to ensure the accuracy of all submissions including under Local Bankruptcy Rule 9011-1(d), and I take responsibility for the failure to do so,” he said of an emergency motion filed nine days earlier.
Excerpt from Andrew Dietderich’s letter to Chief Judge Martin Glenn. Source: Sullivan & Cromwell
The incident highlights the risk AI tools can pose in high-stakes professional work without proper oversight. A database managed by legal technologist Damien Charlotin has recorded 1,334 incidents of AI hallucinations in court filings around the world, including more than 900 in the US.
Charlotin pointed out that most of these hallucinations involve fabricated citations, though AI-generated legal arguments have also occasionally been identified.
Dietderich said Sullivan & Cromwell has policies in place for the use of AI tools, which include a review of the citations it uses, but said the policies weren’t followed.
Q&A
What caused the inaccuracies in Sullivan & Cromwell's legal filing?
The inaccuracies were caused by AI hallucinations, resulting in around 40 incorrect citations.
Who is Andrew Dietderich and what did he say about the filing errors?
Andrew Dietderich is the co-head of Sullivan & Cromwell’s global restructuring team, and he expressed deep regret for the errors in a letter to Chief Judge Martin Glenn.
What is Local Bankruptcy Rule 9011-1(d) related to?
Local Bankruptcy Rule 9011-1(d) pertains to the accuracy of submissions in bankruptcy court, which Sullivan & Cromwell acknowledged failing to uphold.
