Third Circuit Judges Advise on AI Lapses, Other Ethical Issues

Artificial intelligence can be a useful weapon in trying a case, so long as lawyers use it with care, a Third Circuit judge cautioned attorneys Tuesday.

The work produced by generative AI programs should be treated like work submitted by a junior associate, Judge Jane R. Roth advised attorneys attending a ethics panel in Wilmington, Del.

“If a machine can write a better brief than you can, then let it write,” but all the information must be reviewed and verified, said Roth, who has been on the federal bench since 1985. “This is a machine with no common sense, no ...