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The legal field is not immune either. AI tools assisting lawyers and judges have been found to produce fake citations, leading to wrongful sanctions and flawed judgements. One noted instance involved a judge sanctioning $31,000 due to fabricated AI-generated references, mistakenly trusting the AI’s outputs. These errors expose the risks of using AI as a decisive factor without rigorous verification processes, especially when human lives and justice are at stake.