Hallucinating Lawyers and Phantom Precedents: The Perils of Rushing Generative AI into Government
As federal agencies rapidly deploy generative AI tools for critical tasks ranging from procurement to legal analysis, experts warn that the technology's tendency to hallucinate facts and misunderstand legal nuance makes it dangerously unfit for governance. Studies reveal error rates as high as 33% in specialized legal AI, raising alarms about rushed implementations that prioritize hype over functionality.