Will Mandatory Generative AI Use Certifications Become the Norm in Legal Filings?

On
June
2,
2023,
Judge
Brantley
Starr
of
the
U.S.
District
Court
for
the
Northern
District
of
Texas
released
what
appears
to
be
the
first
standing
order
regulating
use
of
generative
artificial
intelligence
(“AI”)—which
has
recently
emerged
as
a
powerful
tool
on
many
fronts—in
court
filings.
Generative
AI
provides
capabilities
for
ease
of
research,
drafting,
image
creation
and
more.
But
along
with
this
new
technology
comes
the
opportunity
for
abuse,
and
the
legal
system
is
taking
notice.

Judge
Starr’s new
order requires
the
following:

All
attorneys
and
pro
se
litigants
appearing
before
the
Court
must,
together
with
their
notice
of
appearance,
file
on
the
docket
a
certificate
attesting
either
that
no
portion
of
any
filing
will
be
drafted
by
generative
artificial
intelligence
(such
as
ChatGPT,
Harvey.AI,
or
Google
Bard)
or
that
any
language
drafted
by
generative
artificial
intelligence
will
be
checked
for
accuracy,
using
print
reporters
or
traditional
legal
databases,
by
a
human
being.

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AndyC

Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.

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