California judge fines State Farm lawyer $999.99 over AI-hallucinated court cases
Polymarket · x · 2026-09-15
A California judge found that a State Farm lawyer's AI-generated filings cited nonexistent court cases, and fined her $999.99. Another concrete case of AI hallucination causing real-world legal consequences and accountability.
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