Perhaps you noticed an item in TBA Today on Dec. 16 about the Tennessee Supreme Court disciplining two Alabama attorneys for their use of artificial intelligence. William Jefferson Cranford and Matthew Brett Reeves violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3, 3.2 and 8.4 when they filed motions including fabricated citations generated by AI. The Order is here.

Recently, the Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims produced a continuing legal education program on the use and potential ethical ramifications of AI in writing briefs, etc. This order explains the risks; even copying a cite from someone else’s motion can get you in hot water.

Proceed with caution.