Sullivan & Cromwell Apologizes for AI Errors in Federal Bankruptcy Filing

5 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · May 19

Sullivan & Cromwell apologized after submitting a federal bankruptcy court filing that contained AI-generated errors, a lapse that drew scrutiny to the firm's legal work.
The opinion piece argues the episode reflects not a rejection of large language models, but how deeply even elite lawyers already rely on AI tools.
That reliance underpins the article's broader claim: if one of the country's most prestigious firms uses chatbots in legal practice, courtroom use should not be treated as exceptional.

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