Anthropic's Claude AI Generates Erroneous Citation in Copyright Lawsuit
2025-05-15
In an ongoing legal battle with music publishers, a lawyer representing Anthropic admitted to using a faulty citation generated by the company's Claude AI chatbot. The citation, containing an inaccurate title and authors, was missed by Anthropic's manual check. Anthropic apologized, calling it an "honest mistake," not a fabrication. This incident highlights the risks of using AI in legal settings and adds to the growing concerns surrounding copyright issues in generative AI. Similar incidents involving AI-generated legal research have occurred recently, yet AI-powered legal tech startups continue to attract massive funding.
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