Elliot told 404 Media that their actions were merely an “audit” of the court. "Even giving the hidden instruction its strongest possible interpretation against me, the supposed 'abuse' is difficult to identify," Elliott wrote in their email to the publication. "The instruction could have produced only two basic outcomes: (A) either no theoretical Court AI review system was being used, in which case the invisible instruction would never be discovered, or (B) such a system encountered the instruction, thereby accomplishing the narrow purpose of the audit by confirming that an AI system had processed the document."
Despite this justification, the court decided that Elliot’s actions had a malicious purpose. Because of this, they were barred by the court from filing documents electronically and must submit their documents “in person, on paper, at the clerk's office.” Since Elliot is not a lawyer and is representing himself, the court was quite lenient and did not place any other penalties on the plaintiff. As for the use of AI in the practice of law, the court said that it welcomes the use of these tools, as long as they’re used honestly and judiciously, as it could help with the furtherance of justice. “A person who cannot afford a lawyer, who would once have faced the courthouse with nothing but confusion and a cause needing redress, can now assemble a coherent set of thoughts, find the general applicable law, and put a readable document before the court.”
AI prompt injection attacks aren’t new, where an AI LLM can be tricked into following hidden instructions that the person using it can’t see. This is one of the security concerns users had when Microsoft released agentic AI to Windows 11 Insiders late last year. A LinkedIn user even used it to force spam recruiters to address them in Old English from 900 AD and address them as “My Lord.” So, even though AI tools are useful and could increase productivity, it also comes with a lot of risk that have some real-world consequences.
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GenericUser2001 Honestly the judge let that guy off lightly. Letting him still file, but just requiring he do it with paper copies is more than reasonable on the judge's part. Reply
alrighty_then Sneaky, more such shenanigans incoming. Reply
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