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news El Financiero 2026-04-27

Spanish judge fined 1,000 euros for using ChatGPT in sentence

A Spanish judge was sanctioned with a 1,000 euro fine by the Judiciary Council for using ChatGPT to draft a court ruling. The sanction was imposed because the judge neglected to remove the AI's prompts and suggestions from the final draft.


Un juez fue sancionado con una multa de 1,000 euros por usar ChatGPT para redactar el borrador de una sentencia al ser considerado como una falta grave. <p>El Consejo General del Poder Judicial (CGPJ) de España decidió sancionar con una multa de 1,000 euros (unos mil 170 dólares) al <b>magistrado que empleó</b> <a href="https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/opinion/alejandra-spitalier/2026/04/23/que-le-pregunto-sheinbaum-a-su-chatgpt/" rel="" target="_blank" title="https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/opin...

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