> But Hancock’s credibility is now in question after attorneys challenging the law discovered that several academic citations in his affidavit seem to be completely made up — potentially by artificial intelligence.<p>Stanford profs get bit by their own tech. The irony of this concurrent with this: [<a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/11/school-did-nothing-wrong-when-it-punished-student-for-using-ai-court-rules/" rel="nofollow">https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/11/school-did-nothi...</a>] is priceless, as it seems the prof doesn't give credit to the work of others.<p>Anyway, deception is celebrated in America. The courts protect "puffery" i.e. lying and PT Barnum is seen as a hero.