A New Mexico lawyer was held in contempt of court for submitting a brief with fabricated witnesses and false testimony generated by ChatGPT without verification. Attorney Stephen Aarons, a 40-year criminal defense veteran, failed to verify AI-generated content or inform his client of the misrepresentations in an appeal of a murder conviction.
A New Mexico defense lawyer was fined $5,000 and held in contempt after submitting a court brief containing fabricated witnesses and false police testimony generated by ChatGPT without verification. The state supreme court referred attorney Stephen Aarons to a disciplinary board, citing his lack of remorse and concern for his client in the murder appeal case.