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Queensland judges warned against using AI for rulings
AI 2025-09-17 11:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Releasing guidelines for the use of generative artificial intelligence, the Queensland court system has this week cautioned judges against the use of AI tools for decision-making. 

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Another judge rails against GenAI use, says even self-repped litigants must do their homework
AI 2025-09-12 11:11 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Another judge has railed against the use of generative AI in court proceedings, after a self-represented litigant filed an application to annul his bankruptcy that was replete with fake citations.

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‘A practice that must be stopped’: Judge fed up with use of AI in pleadings
AI 2025-09-02 11:41 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge wrongly cited as the author of an AI-hallucinated judgment has struck out at the AI-assisted statement of claim filed by a self-represented litigant in a defamation case, saying the use of generative AI to prepare pleadings is “a practice that must be stopped”.

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AI use by self-repped litigants may need ‘more intrusive’ case management: court
AI 2025-08-19 11:40 pm By Andy Sidler

A recent property dispute involving a self-represented litigant who relied on AI-generated submissions, including at least one ‘hallucinated’ case, has prompted questions about the need for more active case management of the use of AI by unrepresented parties to prevent wasting court time. 

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CDC to open WA data centre to meet AI, AUKUS demand
Construction 2025-08-12 11:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

CDC Data Centres is planning to open a 200-megawatt data centre in Western Australia, citing heightened demand from AI and the region’s importance for the AUKUS security partnership. 

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OpenAI wins challenge to trade mark with ‘GPT’ suffix
Intellectual Property 2025-07-31 11:47 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

OpenAI has successfully blocked an Australian company’s bid to trade mark the name of an AI immigration service that uses the suffix ‘GPT’.

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Hallucinations persist, but AI leaps ahead on legal questions: report
AI 2025-06-27 11:57 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A leading law firm has found general purpose large language models continue to incorrectly cite legal cases and make up cases entirely, despite marked improvements in answering legal questions. 

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Amazon to invest $20B in data centre infrastructure
AI 2025-06-16 11:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Amazon will invest $20 billion in Australia’s data centre infrastructure over the next five years to support the country’s AI transformation.

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DLA Piper hires technology partner from Hogan Lovells
Business of Law 2025-05-01 11:24 pm By Sam Matthews

DLA Piper has hired a former Hogan Lovells counsel to serve as a partner in its Sydney based technology practice.  Technology and real estate lawyer Mark Bennett joins the firm from Hogan Lovells, where he served as special counsel. The third partner appointed to the firm in Australia since the new year, Bennett has over…

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Federal Court in no rush to issue guidance on AI
AI 2025-04-30 2:51 pm By Sam Matthews

The Federal Court is in no rush to issue guidelines on the use of AI in court proceedings, as other courts have done, despite its wide adoption in the legal profession and uses that have already raised judges’ hackles.

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