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Maya Yang

US lawyer sanctioned after being caught using ChatGPT for court brief

ChatGPT ABC4 Utah
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People gather at state capitol in Salt Lake City, Utah, in May 2022. Photograph: George Frey/Getty Images

The Utah court of appeals has sanctioned a lawyer after he was discovered to have used ChatGPT for a filing he made in which he referenced a nonexistent court case.

Earlier this week, the Utah court of appeals made the decision to sanction Richard Bednar over claims that he filed a brief that included false citations.

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