A Connecticut judge has identified what appears to be the first U.S. case in which a plaintiff hid text in court filings meant to be read only by artificial intelligence systems.
The hidden instructions, invisible to humans but legible to software, directed any AI reviewing the documents to side with the plaintiff, ignore prior denials, and order the desired outcome. The judge, Walter Spader Jr., said the text had no effect on the case, which concerned withheld medical records, but called the tactic a dangerous precedent.
He added that such attempts are likely to appear more often as AI tools become common in courts.
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