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Lawyers increasingly have to convince clients that AI chatbots give bad advice (nltimes.nl)
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Dutch lawyers increasingly have to convince clients that they can’t rely on AI-generated legal advice because chatbots are often inaccurate, the Financieele Dagblad (FD) found when speaking to several lawfirms. A recent survey by Deloitte showed that 60 percent of lawfirms see clients trying to perform simple legal tasks with AI tools, hoping to achieve a faster turnaround or lower fees.

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[–] sqgl@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I had it cite a case which didn't exist. It was perfect for what I was fighting (it tends to figure out what you want to hear then makes up stuff to satisfy you).

When I tried to search for a phrase from the case (hoping it just gave the wrong citation) it said there was no such case with that phrase.

I asked why it said there was such a case earlier. It confessed that AI sometimes hallucinates and promised to try better in future.

[–] RamRabbit@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

and promised to try better in future

This part in particular really pisses me off. It isn't learning, it isn't 'going to do better', it's just saying what it thinks you want to hear.

I fucking hate sycophants.