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The increasing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in legal and financial research is raising concerns about its reliability, as seen in a recent tax ruling by the Bengaluru bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT). The tribunal passed an order in Buckeye Trust vs PCIT-1 Bangalore (ITA No.1051/Bang/2024) in December 2024 but later discovered that it was based on fictitious Supreme Court and High Court judgments, allegedly sourced from ChatGPT. AI-Generated Errors Lead to Order Recall
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The Bengaluru ITAT overturned a tax ruling issued in December 2024 because it was based on fake court citations allegedly generated by AI, specifically ChatGPT.
The case involved the taxability of a Rs 669 crore trust settlement concerning a transfer of interest in a partnership firm.
The ruling cited three Supreme Court judgments and one Madras High Court ruling that did not actually exist.
The ITAT issued a recall notice on January 7, 2025, less than a week after the original order was passed.
This incident raises serious concerns about the reliability of AI tools in legal and tax research and underscores the critical need for human verification of all AI-generated legal references.
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