The ChatGPT Plaintiff: How AI Is Transforming Employment Litigation, Driving Up Defense Costs, and What In-House Counsel Can Do About It

When a pro se plaintiff recently filed a more than 40-page memorandum accompanied by hundreds of pages of evidence, the FP attorney defending the case realized that artificial intelligence was at play. And even though the judge ultimately convinced the plaintiff to accept a settlement that spared the expense of having to draft a reply brief, the settlement amount hardly reflected the norm for a pro se case. AI tools like ChatGPT are emboldening pro se plaintiffs, empowering them to generate... By: Fisher Phillips