Fifth Circuit Won’t Adopt AI Rule After Attorney Pushback

June 11, 2024, 2:19 PM UTC

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit said it won’t adopt a rule about lawyers’ use of artificial intelligence “at this time,” after many attorneys said that current regulations already guard against false information that could be generated by the emerging tools.

In a notice posted to the court’s website Monday, the circuit said that parties and their lawyers “are responsible for ensuring that their filings with the court, including briefs, shall be carefully checked for truthfulness and accuracy as the rules already require.”

“‘I used AI’ will not be an excuse for an otherwise sanctionable offense,” the ...

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