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In a groundbreaking court case, Jerome Dewald used an **AI-generated avatar** to argue his employment dispute before New York’s Supreme Court Appellate Division. The attempt sparked controversy as judges quickly realized the avatar was not a real person, leading to a stern warning against using the courtroom as a business platform[1][2][3]. This incident highlights the legal system’s fraught relationship with AI, echoing past issues like ChatGPT’s “hallucinations” and the urgent need for clear guidelines on AI use in justice[1][3].