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In a judgment of 20 February 2024, by the Supreme Court of British Columbia, a lawyer who had relied on case law generated by ChatGPT dodged a figurative bullet when the court found that, given the circumstances of the case, she should not be slapped with a special cost order in her personal capacity. A brief sum of the said judgment is provided below. This case echoes the warnings that have been given by various stakeholders around the world – schools, universities. places of employment, legal practitioners, law bodies, etc. – regarding the irresponsible use of AI. Lawyers, like other professionals, have been warned of the dangers associated with the irresponsible usage of AI, and particularly ChatGPT. Given the impact of technological advancements in various sectors and industries, it would be short-sighted to advise lawyers to steer clear of exploring tools and AI platforms – as the takeover by these tools, in the near future, is inevitable. At this stage, however, it is pivotal tha...

  ChatGPT accounts, with a focus on Premium accounts: 1.         Leak and free publication of credentials to ChatGPT accounts   2.         Trade of premium ChatGPT accounts that were stolen 3.         Bruteforcing and Checkers tools for ChatGPT – tools that allow cybercriminals to hack into ChatGPT accounts by running huge lists of email addresses and passwords, trying to guess the right combination to access existing accounts. 4.         ChatGPT Accounts as a Service – dedicated service that offers opening ChatGPT premium accounts, most likely using stolen payment cards. Why is the market of stolen ChatGPT account on rise and what are the main concerns? As we wrote in previous  blogs , ChatGPT imposes geofencing restrictions on accessing its platform from certain countries (including Russia, China and Iran). Recently we  hi...