New online tool checks lawyers' briefs for AI-hallucinated citations
A new citation-checking tool launched on 16 October 2026 to screen AI-written briefs for faulty citations. It aims to keep hallucinated case law out of court filings.
Who is affected and how
- lawyer
- Automated citation checking can be run before a brief is filed to reduce the risk of sanctions.
Sources
- New online tool will check lawyers' sloppy AI-written briefs since they can't seem to be botheredthe register · Oct 16, 2026
- News: New online tool will check lawyers' sloppy AI-written briefs since they can't seem to be bothereden.zicos.com · Oct 16, 2026
- New citation checker targets AI hallucinations in legal briefs | LavX Newsnews.lavx.hu · Oct 16, 2026
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