Steven Schwartz
publication date: Wednesday, June 14, 2023 (part of June 2023)
category: 
Controversy
clue: In SpaceBalls, the hero was encouraged to "use the Schwartz!" The tool that this Manhattan attorney was caught using is almost as make-believe.
explanation: Schwartz made headlines in May 2023 when he was caught after using ChatGPT to draft a brief for a federal lawsuit. The brief was riddled with citations of other cases that did not exist. Schwartz admitted the deception, saying that he honestly thought they were real because the AI tool insisted that they were when he asked it. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, and Rusty Gray
player landmarks: This was the first goo solved by Rusty Gray.
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