Chatbots · September 2026Gaffe level: Blunder
State Farm Lawyer Fined $999.99 for Filing AI-Hallucinated Case Law
A California judge fined attorney Jacquelene Robinson $999.99, exactly one cent below the threshold that would trigger a mandatory report to the State Bar, after her filings cited seven cases that never existed. She thought her AI research tool was hooked into Westlaw. It was hooked into its own imagination instead.
Source: Reuters
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