CPS prosecutor cited imaginary legal case in high court after AI search, Guardian reports
nordicinst · x · 2026-11-03
- Per a Guardian exclusive, senior Crown Prosecution Service prosecutor Ravinder Dhillon cited a wholly fabricated legal precedent in a high court case over whether a child should be prosecuted for raping his younger sister; the reference reportedly came from an AI-generated web search answer.
- Two senior high court judges called her explanation "unsatisfactory"; an AI-and-law expert called it "a serious failure".
- It's the second known CPS case, after a February admission that a lawyer cited nonexistent authorities in an extradition matter. Dozens of AI-related court errors have been recorded this year, mostly from self-represented litigants.
- The CPS says it has strict policy limiting AI so it "is not used to make legal decisions".
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