The use of artificial intelligence (generative AI) in legal cases is becoming more prevalent in New Mexico, with federal and state courts finding self-represented litigants and some attorneys filing legal cases with false or misleading information. One attorney filed a pleading citing at least six nonexistent cases last year, which were likely caused by AI hallucinations. The judge fined the attorney $1,500, required him to report the incident to the state and federal bar disciplinary committee and took an hourlong course in legal ethics on the use of AI in writing. Courts in New New Mexico have detected AI-generated hallucinations in at least seven lawsuits since 2023, sometimes imposing sanctions but more often issuing warnings. The state District Court is considering creating a formal policy on AI use in the state judiciary, requiring any attorney or self-representative litigant who relies on AI to certify the accuracy of the document drafted by AI.