Technology
Jul. 22, 2026
Beyond hallucinations: Is it time to recalibrate?
The legal profession's AI conversation began with fictional cases; its next challenge is defining what responsible use looks like.
Our collective introduction to AI as a potential legal tool, at least for many lawyers and judges, can be traced to a single case: Mata v. Avianca (S.D.N.Y. 2023) 678 F.Supp.3d 443. The now-famous sanctions opinion, involving a brief that cited non-existent judicial opinions with fake quotes and citations, became the legal profession's defining first impression of AI. It generated headlines far beyond the legal press and understandably shaped how many of us thought abo...
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