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Legal fail: Don’t use AI to sue Facebook users for calling you a bad date

Fake citations dashed a dude’s “Are We Dating the Same Guy” revenge lawsuit.

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Legal fail: Don’t use AI to sue Facebook users for calling you a bad date

An attempt to pressure Meta into removing a critical post from a Chicago Facebook group called "Are We Dating the Same Guy" may end in sanctions for lawyers whose takedown arguments appeared to rely on fake AI citations to support doxing claims. The case had already been dismissed with prejudice by a district court, which ruled there was no way to amend the complaint to possibly save it. But Nikko D'Ambrosio—who accused more than two dozen women of defaming him and blamed Meta for supposedly boosting the post to profit off its "entertainment value"—appealed anyway. Perhaps he felt confident despite his likely tough odds because he was relying on MarcTrent. AI, a law firm that claims to use AI to "uncover legal opportunities traditional firms miss" and "increase legal success rates by 35 percent through predictive modeling."Read full article Comments

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Legal fail: Don’t use AI to sue Facebook users for calling you a bad date

Fake citations dashed a dude’s “Are We Dating the Same Guy” revenge lawsuit.

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