What happened:AI-generated hallucinations made it into official filings submitted to a federal court by one of Wall Street's most prestigious law firms — a
public apology followed, and the record is now permanently indexed under the firm's name.
Mechanic:Nobody reviewed what an AI tool actually produced before it became part of a public, searchable record — the same gap that turns an unmonitored personal profile into whatever the last unverified source said about it.
Guardian, 22 Apr 2026