In law, AI is still on trial

After a year of enthusiastic adoption, India’s legal fraternity is learning that artificial intelligence can occasionally be a little too imaginative. Law firms that eagerly signed up with platforms like Harvey and Legora are now pulling back, chastened by courtroom embarrassment over AI “hallucinations” – fabricated citations that looked convincing until they weren’t. The Supreme Court has called it out bluntly: not a glitch, but misconduct.