Iowa attorney reprimanded for AI-fabricated information in court filing

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An Iowa attorney, Cathleen Jane Siebrecht, faced a public reprimand from the Iowa Attorney Disciplinary Board for incorporating false case citations into a court brief using artificial intelligence (AI).
The false citations in Siebrecht’s brief, as noted during an appeal of a termination-of-parent-rights case, did not independently verify the accuracy of the AI-created information.
The court stated that using unverified AI-generated content interferes with judicial work and erodes confidence in the legal profession.
The court imposed a $150 fine on Siebrecht and offered the alternative of attending two hours of ethics training on AI in lieu of the payment.
The Court of Appeals reported reviewing 355 cases globally involving misused AI.
This case follows previous instances, including one involving former Des Moines attorney Royce David Turner, who was accused of citing an “imaginary” case generated by AI in his filings related to his license reinstatement.

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