A father, embroiled in a dispute with his ex-wife over access to his children, was issued a court order himself after submitting «AI hallucinated material» from ChatGPT in his personal protection order (PPO) application. A family court magistrate had found that none of the 14 “relevant local legal precedents” that the self-represented man had cited in his applications were legitimate cases.According to a written judgment made available on Wednesday (Sept 10), the case involved two former spouses who returned to court after their divorce to seek PPOs for themselves and their two daughters against the other.Their dispute centred around two main incidents in March, which arose out of access arrangements for the two children.“The father was evidently frustrated by what he perceived to be the mother’s attempt to deny him access to the children in spite of the court order that was made,” said Magistrate Soh Kian Peng.“The mother evidently felt justified in acting the way she did on the basis that she, as well as the children, felt threatened by how the father had behaved during his period of time.” Read more