A federal judge in the Southern District of Indiana, Mark D. Dinsmore, recently recommended a $15,000 fine for a lawyer who cited nonexistent court cases in legal filings. The incident has sparked widespread concern over the use of artificial intelligence in the legal field. The lawyer, Rafael Ramirez from Rio Hondo, Texas, used AI to generate the false case citations. The incident occurred in October 2024. (Image generated by AI, licensed through Midjourney).