Professional License Issues Because of AI

Artificial intelligence tools are permeating the Internet and changing the way many people interact with information online. The way that AI tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude are able to summarize information in a conversational and relatable way seems too good to be true…and sometimes it is. There have been repeated instances of AI tools getting things wrong and, worse, even making things up. When you’re looking for a good restaurant in Schenectady, that’s probably not a big deal. But when you’re a licensed professional using the AI content as part of your work, it can mean disaster – for your job and for your professional license.

If you are facing a disciplinary investigation because you have been accused of improperly using AI-generated content, you need a strong defense. That can be a challenge when it comes to AI content, so you’ll need all of the help you can get. The LLF National Law Firm’s Professional License Defense Team has been defending licensed professionals in misconduct investigations and proceedings for years. We are here to help you build the best defense and, where appropriate, to negotiate a resolution that leaves your license intact so you can continue to practice your profession. Call us at 888.535.3686, or fill out our online contact form to learn more.

When AI Gets it Wrong

Some of the most blatant examples of overreliance on AI-generated content have come from the legal sector. A number of attorneys have been sanctioned by courts for submitting briefs that included made-up quotes and case citations that, it turns out, were generated by an AI tool and were not checked by the attorney whose name was on the brief.

• A career federal prosecutor in North Carolina recently resigned from his position after admitting that he had used AI to “catch up” on a draft that was filed with the court – and after the Magistrate Judge in the case found other errors in other cases that the same attorney had made.
• A federal appeals court sanctioned an attorney and fined her $2500 after it found 21 different “fabricated quotations or serious misrepresentations of law or fact” in a brief that she filed, and concluded that the attorney had used AI to draft much of a brief that she had filed but had then failed to verify the accuracy of the AI-generated content.
• A Florida attorney was suspended for one year by the Florida Bar’s Grievance Committee after it found “26 problematic case citations” in “four separate pleadings” that the attorney admitted may have been generated by AI.

These are just several of the many examples of licensed professionals using AI-generated content without verifying that the information was accurate. While these are all in the legal sector, it is not hard to imagine a situation where a medical professional uses an AI tool to help diagnose a patient, and fails to verify the AI tool’s conclusions before treating the patient based on that false information, harming the patient as a result. Or a professional engineer who relies on an AI tool’s incorrect evaluation of the strength of a particular part of a structure, and the structure eventually fails because of that mistake.

The LLF National Law Firm Can Defend Your Professional License

Your professional license is probably your most valuable personal asset. If it is at risk because you have been accused of using AI-generated information that is inaccurate or misleading, you need a strong defense. The LLF National Law Firm’s Professional License Defense Team can help you with that. We regularly help professional clients accused of all types of misconduct, and will work with you to develop the strongest defense possible based on the facts of your particular case.

We are also skilled negotiators, and can discuss your case with your licensing body to try to resolve it with as little harm to your ability to practice your profession as possible. Call the LLF National Law Firm’s Professional License Defense Team today at 888.535.3686, or by submitting our online contact form. We will schedule a confidential consultation so you can tell us about the allegations you are facing, and we can explain how we can help.