Most judges encounter false citations after use of AI, South Korea survey shows

( November 2, 2026, 06:13 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A recent survey found that just over 80 percent of South Korean judges who handled civil, family or administrative cases had encountered citations to fabricated or nonexistent court decisions, in relation to the growing use of artificial intelligence, the Supreme Court said Monday. In the survey, conducted from Oct. 6 to 16 with respondents allowed to select multiple answers, 80.7 percent of the 360 respondents said they had encountered citations to nonexistent court decisions, while 65.4 percent had spotted citations to fabricated decisions and 16.9 percent to nonexistent laws or regulations. The Supreme Court said its National Court Administration would prepare measures to address these problems.The statement is attached (in Korean)....

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