Top law firm Sullivan & Cromwell told a US federal bankruptcy court that a major filing it made in a high-profile case contained multiple AI hallucinations
Firm whose partners bill more than $2,000 per hour apologises to judge for software-driven errors in bankruptcy case
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Discussion
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Stephen Foley
Stephen Foley
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Words that Sullivan & Cromwell had quoted in its motion “do not appear in chapter 15 of the US Bankruptcy Code”, opposing counsel pointed out …
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Mark Riedl
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I want to be paid $2,000 per hour to hallucinate www.ft.com/content/657d...
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Sullivan & Cromwell Apology Letter for AI Hallucinations (April 18, 2026)
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Elite law firm Sullivan & Cromwell admits to AI ‘hallucinations’
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Elite law firm Sullivan & Cromwell admits to AI ‘hallucinations’
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Elite law firm Sullivan & Cromwell admits to AI “hallucinations”
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A.I. ‘Hallucinations’ Created Errors in Court Filing, Top Law Firm Says
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Gregory Mostyn
Gregory Mostyn
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Hallucinated case law is becoming something of an epidemic. — There was a Benedict Evans post recently where he said that anyone who claims to have solved the AI accuracy problem is lying to you. …
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Mike Boylan-Kolchin
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There's a lot of talk about how people will need to retrain to be able to use AI, but my sense is in many fields, there will be a premium on being able to demonstrate true mastery (or even competence), and that will largely be done through oral communication.