Lawyer cites cases ChatGPT made up, then blames the intern
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Verifying citations was the one step the chatbot could not do for him.
What happened
Colorado attorney Zachariah C. Crabill was suspended for 90 days after filing a motion with incorrect or fictitious cases generated by ChatGPT, which he did not verify. When the judge raised concerns, he falsely blamed a legal intern before later admitting his ChatGPT use in an affidavit.