South African lawyers demand clear guidelines and ethical standards after an artificial intelligence tool fabricated case studies.

In a case with serious repercussions, an artificial intelligence chatbot called ChatGPT misled lawyers in a court in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa by making up facts in litigation. Following the incident, lawyers in the country are calling for clear regulations on the use of AI in legal practice. One of the legal representatives admitted to using AI to create court documents.