Lawyer Uses ChatGPT For A Case, Ends Up Getting Fired

Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Mohit Bisht

A 29-year-old lawyer in Colorado, US, lost his job after he used ChatGPT for work.

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Zachariah Crabill was stressed due to extra workload at the office.

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To meet deadlines, he used ChatGPT as a research tool.

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Next, he even used it to support a motion he had written for a case.

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ChatGPT created fake lawsuit citations, and he forgot to proofread AI’s response.

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He submitted the motion at the Colorado court, but then things turned sour.

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He admitted to the judge that he had used ChatGPT to help bolster the motion document.

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Later, he was fired from his job at Baker Law group.

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However, he still uses ChatGPT, and believes it makes lawyers more productive.

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