Anthropic Admits AI Caused Miscite in Expert Report in IP Suit

Anthropic PBC told a federal judge its expert witness didn’t rely on a fabricated academic article hallucinated by AI but rather its chatbot Claude made an “honest citation mistake” overlooked by the company’s attorneys.

Olivia Chen’s April 30 declaration included an “erroneous author and title” while providing a correct link to the publication she referenced to support her statement, according to a Thursday filing in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. Latham & Watkins LLP associate Ivana Dukanovic, part of the team representing Anthropic, said she asked Claude to provide a properly formatted legal citation for ...