A man’s recent attempt to use an AI-generated avatar in his legal appeal made an immediate impression on a New York courtroom, but probably not the one he was hoping for. “Hold on,” Manzanet ...

“Ok. We will hear that video now.” The New York State Supreme Court First Judicial Department Appeals Division listens to an AI-generated avatar address the court. Appellate Division, First ...

An AI avatar appears in the lower right while a panel of justices watch from the bench © Appellate Division, First Department/YouTube Generally speaking, it is not ...

A New York Appellate Court faced an interesting situation on March 26, 2025, when a pro se litigant, Jerome Dewald, attempted to use an AI avatar as his counsel to argue for a reversal of the ...

That’s not a real person,” Dewald answered. It was, in fact, an avatar generated by artificial intelligence. The judge was not pleased. “It would have been nice to know that when you made ...