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Dec. 12, 2025

Treat your (human) colleagues as allies - and your LLMs as adversaries

As large language models like ChatGPT and Claude proliferate, attorneys must balance their promise for efficiency and insight with the real risk of hallucinated or fabricated citations, treating AI as a cautious adversary while relying on human colleagues for verification, mentorship and critical oversight.

Caroline Radell

Associate
Irell & Manella LLP

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Michael M. Rosen

Counsel
Irell & Manella LLP

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Dr. Thomas Barr

Irell & Manella LLP

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Treat your (human) colleagues as allies - and your LLMs as adversaries
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As large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT and Claude improve and proliferate, they present both promise and peril to new and experienced attorneys alike. Amid a recent increase in improper (hallucinated) caselaw citations by lawyers and even some judges, attributed in most cases to AI-generated content, practitioners would do well to remember two simple truths: Your (human) colleagues are your alli...

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