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Kurt Williams v. Karin Kirch (Ind. Ct. App. 2025), No. 25A-SC-00196

warning

The Indiana Court of Appeals admonished a self-represented appellant who cited fictitious authorities the court found were likely produced by generative AI. Because the opposing party sought no sanction, the court imposed none, using the decision to warn litigants about relying on unverified AI output.

Date of decision/order

2025-08-18

Court

Court of Appeals of Indiana

Jurisdiction

US-STATE

AI tool

generative AI (suspected)

Conduct

A self-represented appellant cited fictitious authorities the court found were likely generated by AI. The opposing party sought no sanction, so the court admonished him without imposing a penalty.

Consequence

See outcome