Corte Suprema de Justicia de Colombia
Appeal with AI-fabricated authorities (counsel Jorge Hernán Zapata Vargas)
Sanctioned · 16 February 2026
SectorLegal
CountryColombia
Document typeLegal appeal
ConsequenceSanctioned
What was fabricated
A legal appeal contained non-existent legal provisions and precedents generated by an AI tool.
What happened as a result
The court fined the lawyer roughly US$6,000 (about 26 million pesos) for procedural recklessness (temeridad procesal) over AI-generated false citations, finding the conduct undermined judicial integrity, and referred him for disciplinary investigation.
Sources
- https://oecd.ai/en/incidents/2026-02-16-d0ba
- https://www.vanguardia.com/colombia/2026/02/16/millonaria-multa-abogado-uso-inteligencia-artificial-en-un-recurso-con-normas-y-sentencias-inexistentes/
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