AI Is Reshaping How Attorneys Practice Law

The article explains how generative AI is creating credibility and evidentiary risks in the legal system—highlighting cases where attorneys filed briefs containing AI-generated hallucinations and fabricated citations—and warns that deepfakes, inaccurate AI evidence, and data-privacy lapses could undermine courts and legal professionals. It urges mandatory AI literacy, due diligence, ethical guidance, and technical verification (e.g., watermarking and cryptographic validation) before courts broadly accept AI-assisted materials.