Chatbots · June 2023Gaffe level: Typo
Lawyers Fined $5,000 After ChatGPT Invented Their Case Law
Two New York lawyers filed a brief citing more than half a dozen court decisions that did not exist, because ChatGPT made them up. When they asked the bot whether the cases were real, it said yes, so they filed them. The judge fined them $5,000 for conscious avoidance, which is the court's way of saying they should have checked.
Source: Engadget
Saft Opened Solid-State Battery Lines for Electric Aircraft
French battery maker Saft opened new production lines in Bordeaux for solid-state batteries aimed at electric aircraft and space, after more than a decade of research. The technology promises up to 50 percent more energy density than lithium-ion plus better safety, and Saft has already delivered semi-solid-state cells to Safran for evaluation.
Source: Interesting Engineering