California Judge Fines Law Firm $31,000 Over AI-Generated Fake Citations Los Angeles, CA — A federal judge has sanctioned a prominent law firm $31,000 after discovering it submitted a legal brief riddled with fictitious citations generated by artificial intelligence. The controversy began several weeks ago when U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael Wilner, based in California, noticed […]

The Steering Committee of ACM WebSci is seeking statements of interest from organizations or consortia interested in hosting the 19th ACM Web Science Conference (WebSci 2027). The conference series usually moves between the continents.  We will accept bids from all locations, but for the 2027 conference, we will give preference to bids within the Americas. We expect […]