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‘That’s not a real person’: AI avatar tried to argue a case before NY appeals court; judges weren’t having it
On the video screen appeared a smiling, youthful-looking man with a sculpted hairdo, button-down shirt and sweater.
“That’s not a real person”: NY judges shut down AI avatar in courtroom twist
In a New York appeals court, Jerome Dewald used an AI-generated avatar to present his argument in an employment dispute, ...
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Man Chastised By Angry Judge for Using AI Avatar in Appeals Case: ‘I Don’t Appreciate Being Misled’
Plaintiff Jerome Dewald, representing himself in an employment-related appeal, submitted a video to the court of an ...
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An AI avatar tried to argue a case before a New York court. The judges weren’t having it
That’s not a real person,” Dewald answered ... and as a result wound up citing fictitious legal cases made up by the chatbot. The firm involved said it had made a “good faith mistake ...
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AI avatar tried to argue a case before New York court — but judges weren’t having it
That’s not a real person,” Dewald answered ... and as a result wound up citing fictitious legal cases made up by the chatbot. The firm involved said it had made a “good faith mistake ...