A negligence lawsuit against Raleigh involving a fallen tree branch could prompt a larger discussion about the impact of artificial intelligence in North Carolina’s legal system.
The city’s lawyers suggested in a court filing this week that the case might offer the North Carolina Court of Appeals a chance to warn lawyers against an “overreliance” on AI.
The case started with an accident in June 2022. A branch broke away from an oak tree in Raleigh’s Nash Square. It struck Michael Creech in the neck and upper back. He was paralyzed from the waist down, according to court filings…