概要: マヴンドラ対クワズール・ナタール州協同組合政府・伝統問題省(MEC)事件において、南アフリカの政治家フィラニ・ゴッドフリー・マヴンドラを代理する法律事務所スレンドラ・シン・アンド・アソシエイツは、ピーターマリッツバーグ高等裁判所に提出した書類において、AIによって生成されたと思われる虚偽の判例引用文献を提出したと報じられています。裁判所は、引用された判例の多くがどのデータベースにも存在しないと判断し、同事務所の法務チームと記事作成担当者は参考文献の検証を怠ったとされています。
Editor Notes: Timeline note: This incident ID takes 09/20/2024 as its incident date, but it was added to the database on 07/05/2025. The reported timeline is as follows: Surendra Singh and Associates reportedly submitted a court filing with allegedly AI-generated fictitious citations sometime in September 2024; on September 20, 2024, the Pietermaritzburg High Court questioned the firm's representatives about the non-existent cases; the matter was adjourned to September 25 for clarification; the final judgment dismissing the appeal and referring the firm to the Legal Practice Council was handed down on January 8, 2025.
Alleged: Large language model developers と Generative AI developers developed an AI system deployed by Surendra Singh and Associates, which harmed Surendra Singh and Associates と Philani Godfrey Mavundla.
関与が疑われるAIシステム: Large language models
インシデントのステータス
Risk Subdomain
A further 23 subdomains create an accessible and understandable classification of hazards and harms associated with AI
3.1. False or misleading information
Risk Domain
The Domain Taxonomy of AI Risks classifies risks into seven AI risk domains: (1) Discrimination & toxicity, (2) Privacy & security, (3) Misinformation, (4) Malicious actors & misuse, (5) Human-computer interaction, (6) Socioeconomic & environmental harms, and (7) AI system safety, failures & limitations.
- Misinformation
Entity
Which, if any, entity is presented as the main cause of the risk
AI
Timing
The stage in the AI lifecycle at which the risk is presented as occurring
Post-deployment
Intent
Whether the risk is presented as occurring as an expected or unexpected outcome from pursuing a goal
Unintentional