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Expert witness used Copilot to make up fake damages, irking judge

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A New York judge called out an expert witness for using Microsoft 's Copilot chatbot to estimate damages in a real estate dispute.

Judge Jonathan Schopf warned that any use of AI should be disclosed before testimony or evidence is admitted in court.

He suggested that the legal system could be disrupted if experts started relying on chatbots en masse.

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