Courts across Canada are beginning to issue instructions to lawyers regarding the use of artificial intelligence when producing court documents or conducting legal research.
This comes after two New York lawyers were sanctioned by courts for using ChatGPT to produce a legal brief which contained fake cases.
In a recent CBC article, two lawyers are asked their thoughts about the impact of AI on our Canadian legal system, including Thomas Slade, partner at Supreme Advocacy who stated that “the biggest threat is the risk of fake or misinformation”. However, Slade adds that he is “surprised Canadian courts are taking a ‘pre-emptive’ approach to potential AI threats” and that he “isn’t convinced the directive is necessary at this point.”
Read the full article here.