AI-generated lawsuits flood UK employment courts, backlog jumps 55%
The Decoder · rss · 2026-08-09
UK employment courts saw 39% more claims in the year to March 2026, many written with ChatGPT or Grok, causing backlog to jump 55% to 64,000 cases. AI-generated filings often run hundreds of pages and cite fabricated laws, called 'tragedy of the commons, AI edition' by The Economist.
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