Fugees rapper says lawyer's use of AI helped tank his case, pushes for new trial
Fugees rapper says lawyer's use of AI helped tank his case, pushes for new trial
A multimillion-dollar conspiracy trial that stretched across the worlds of politics and entertainment is now touching on the tech world with arguments that a defense attorney for a Fugees rapper bungled closing arguments by using an artificial intelligence program. Prakazrel “Pras” Michel argued tha...
A multimillion-dollar conspiracy trial that stretched across the worlds of politics and entertainment is now touching on the tech world with arguments that a defense attorney for a Fugees rapper bungled closing arguments by using an artificial intelligence program.
I saw an article from ars that tracked the AI company down, it's registered to the same office as the lawyer, and immediately started advertising this case bragging about it being used in an actual trial, no mention of how much it fucked up and the client was guilty.
He's got a pretty good shot at this, and the lawyer should 100% face consequences. Even if he just used it, but especially if he owns the AI company he used. Doubly so for not disclosing the connection or informing the client it was being used.
91But how do you tell if the AI performed worse or better than the lawyer. What is the bar here for competence. What if it was a losing case regardless and this is just a way to exploit the system for a second trial.
19Well, the lawyer gave interviews after his client was guilty. Bragging about how instead of spending hours on it he only spent "seconds" and that the AI would mean he could have a lot more clients and make a lot more money.
So, it's going to be pretty hard for him to now argue he put in just as much effort.
23In my opinion, how good the AI performed is irrelevant. What is is the fact that an AI was used instead of the lawyer.
If it is proven that the lawyer used what the AI delivered verbatim then it doesn't matter how good that text was. The client has the right to have a lawyer, not an AI pretending to be a lawyer.
18What is the bar here
I see what you did there
10In this case, it seems to be much worse, inventing reference cases and making nonsensical arguments.
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That was mentioned briefly in the article. I was about to look into it a little more but I got side tracked. Thanks!
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That dude on the right looks like low tier android or somethin.
33Low-tier cosmetic alterations at bargain prices tend to have that result, I guess?
9He looks like the alien from Star Trek Insurrection that is obsessed with being young forever and stretches his skin out
5Yeah, I never though actual humans could fall into the uncanny valley.
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That gray dude also looks ai generated.
24githyanki!
6He looks like the mangled villain in Red Dragon. You know, the guy Hannibal the Cannibal fucked up with a piece of glass?
4Weekend at Bernie's 12?
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... aol still exists...? Huh. TIL.
15Oh how the mighty have fallen
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