Former Trump fixer Michael Cohen acknowledges submitting AI-generated fake case citations

WASHINGTON – Michael Cohen, a former attorney and fixer for former President Donald Trump, acknowledged in court papers that he submitted fake legal citations generated by artificial intelligence as part of an effort to bring an early end to court supervision of his case. Cohen, who pleaded guilty to campaign finance and tax evasion charges in 2018, told a federal judge in court papers unsealed Friday that he was unaware that generative AI sites like Google Bard could make up information. Cohen said he understood the services to be like...