New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed concern over the growing “menace” of lawyers and litigants citing non-existent judgments generated by artificial intelligence, warning that the practice is becoming increasingly common in courts.A bench of Justices Rajesh Bindal and Vijay Bishnoi said such cases are not limited to India, but are being seen globally, and stressed the need for greater caution while relying on AI-assisted content, news agency PTI reported.These comments came after the top court set aside certain observations made by the Bombay HC in a case involving a company director.“As a matter of grace, we delete the observations… However, the fact is that this menace is now prevalent in all courts, not only in India but all over the world,” the bench said. Everyone needs to be careful about it,” he said, adding that the issue is already under consideration at the judicial side.The high court, in its order, had said that the written submissions were prepared using AI tools like ChatGPT, citing tell-story formatting markers and repetitive phrases. It also pointed to a referred case that could not be located in the legal records.Despite the efforts of the court and its law clerks, the cited decision could not be located, leading to it being called a waste of “precious judicial time”.The High Court had underlined that while AI tools can aid in legal research, the parties bear the responsibility to verify the accuracy and authenticity of any content produced using such technologies.