Eddie, I think my original intent was as a general educational statement to all… a cautionary tale, perhaps, but not a scold. Asking the AI of choice to provide URLs to support its answers may or may not improve the response, but allows the human to verify its work. No one likes an “AI Liar Liar Pants on Fire”! And hallucinations (false data that looks real) are a very common problem.
Examples of some high-profile hallucinations of lawyers using AI, unchecked: June 2023: https://apnews.com/article/artificial-intelligence-chatgpt-fake-case-lawyers-d6ae9fa79d0542db9e1455397aef381c Lawyers used GenAI to build their case with made up legal research. Judge sanctioned and fined them $5000. March 2026: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/federal-prosecutor-used-fabricated-quotes-false-cites-in-filing US Attorney in NC used GenAI to inadvertently fabricate quotes from the Code of Federal Regulations. March 2026: https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-appeals-court-fines-lawyers-30000-latest-ai-related-sanction-2026-03-16 Two lawyers were fined collectively $30,000 for including multiple fake AI generated citations in an Ohio 6th Circuit Court appeal. 73 Chris/AC5CM From: BVARC <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Eddie Runner via BVARC Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2026 12:05 PM To: Chris Medlin via BVARC <[email protected]> Cc: Eddie Runner <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [BVARC] question about where these nets are from well still not knowing if your comment The dangers of using GenAI as a search engine. GenAI is not a search engine. is directed at Richards net list, or the humor i posted where my AI said his AI made it all up... ha ha And Chris, you should know i ALWAYS enjoy being scolded... Someone should do a BVARC Presentation on Ham radio and AIs.. There are bound to be some experts that could make a good show for us... Most members are not into AI, but getting someone to try something simple like design a dipole for 40meters to fit in my HOA governed backyard with 40 ft from my chimney to my fence... Might change their life??? For me, i try to keep AI out of my life.. My damn talking refrigerator makes my house hell sometimes... The ham radio chatter in the other room fools the refrigerator into OPEN FRIDGE DOOR.. so a few minutes later my phone informs me the fridge door is open.. what a pain.. Eddie (NU5K)
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