Earlier this year, an AI Bot recently argued a case in a New York court. On March 26 a panel of judges gathered in the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division’s First Judicial Department to hear from Jerome Dewald concerning his employment dispute. Dewald submitted a video for his argument, which the court agreed to hear. What the judges did not know is that the video was AI generated. After a while it became clear the video was produced with AI and the judges were not having it, one even stated she felt “misled.” Dewald later wrote an apology to the court, saying he did not have a lawyer and was concerned about stumbling over his words. The incident underscores growing concerns about transparency and ethical boundaries as AI tools enter the courtroom and the marketplace.