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A US attorney was fined and held in contempt by a state supreme court after citing fake witnesses generated by ChatGPT in a court filing for a murder case. The court found the lawyer had failed to verify the accuracy of AI-generated information before submitting it as evidence. The case highlights growing concerns about the reliability of generative AI tools in professional and legal settings, adding to a string of incidents in which fabricated AI content has caused reputational and legal consequences.