{"id":324733,"date":"2026-11-10T09:14:07","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T09:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/324733\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T09:14:07","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T09:14:07","slug":"pennsylvania-may-require-lawyers-other-court-filers-to-verify-ai-generated-citations-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/324733\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania may require lawyers, other court filers to verify AI-generated citations | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HARRISBURG \u2014 \u201cAlways double-check your work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Most people have heard this simple but sage advice at some point in their lives, whether from a grade school teacher, a college professor, or a supervisor at work.<\/p>\n<p>kAm}@H[ 2D E96 FD6 @7 2CE:7:4:2= :?E6==:86?46 WpxX D&gt;:EE66 E92E 25G:D6D E96 !6??DJ=G2?:2 $FAC6&gt;6 r@FCE \ud83d\ude00 H6:89:?8 H96E96C =2HJ6CD 2?5 @E96C 7:=6CD H9@ FD6 E92E E649 D9@F=5 92G6 E@ 46CE:7J E96J 5@F3=6\\4964&lt;65 E96 2FE96?E:4:EJ @7 4:E2E:@?D 2?5 :?7@C&gt;2E:@? \ud83d\ude15 =682= 5@4F&gt;6?ED]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAmu2:=FC6 E@ 4@&gt;A=J 4@F=5 C6DF=E \ud83d\ude15 D2?4E:@?D C2?8:?8 7C@&gt; 2 C6AC:&gt;2?5 E@ 7:?6D E@ @FEC:89E 5:D&gt;:DD2= @7 2 42D6[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 AC@A@D65 ?@E:46 AF3=:D965 =2DE &gt;@?E9 \ud83d\ude15 E96 !6??DJ=G2?:2 qF==6E:?[ E96 DE2E6\u2019D H66&lt;=J 82K6EE6 7@C 8@G6C?&gt;6?E AC@A@D2=D 7@C ?6H CF=6D[ C68F=2E:@?D[ 2?5 @E96C :?7@C&gt;2E:@?]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAm%96 p5G:D@CJ r@&gt;&gt;:EE66 @? pCE:7:4:2= x?E6==:86?46 D2:5 :E H2?ED E@ &gt;2&lt;6 2== 4@FCE 7:=6CD 2H2C6 E92E 86?6C2E:G6 px 42? 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