Published 10:56 am Thursday, April 30, 2026 The top judge in Oregon’s Court of Appeals on Wednesday warned of “rapidly escalating” legal filings that likely contain fake information created by artificial intelligence, directing court staff and judges to review the amount of court resources that have gone into addressing the issue. Erin C. Lagesen, chief judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals, wrote in a public message that the court filings are coming from “lawyers and selfrepresented litigants alike.” She said such entries appear to be creating an increasing drain on court resources, pointing to guidance on the court’s website discussing the risks of using generative artificial intelligence to prepare legal briefs and the sanctions that could come from submitting false or fake legal information to the court.…