PF | Tribunal Administratif de la Polynésie française
Docket: 2300171 • first instance
2023-05-11
Tribunal Administratif de la Polynésie française, n° 2300171 — ordonnance
ChatGPT use of generative ai for legal reasoningai-suggested standing argument
I. Executive Summary
In a référé-constat request, the claimant reported that he submitted the matter to ChatGPT, which purportedly identified arguments supporting his standing (intérêt à agir).
The court did not rely on the AI output and instead held that the claimant failed to show any direct interest to act. The request was rejected as manifestly inadmissible.
II. Conduct Analysis
A party stated that he used ChatGPT to identify arguments about standing and procedural defects and presented that AI-generated analysis as support for his request.
III. Legal Foundations
Code de justice administrative, art. R. 531-1
Code de justice administrative, art. R. 532-1
Code de justice administrative, art. R. 222-1 (4°)
Code de justice administrative, art. L. 761-1
IV. Key Facts
1) The claimant filed a request seeking an expert measure (référé-constat) and asked for transmission of a constitutional question.
2) The claimant stated that, when submitted to ChatGPT, the AI immediately identified several arguments about his interest to act.
3) The court found the claimant did not demonstrate that the challenged act concerned him directly and therefore lacked standing.
4) The court rejected the request as manifestly inadmissible.
V. Consequences & Sanction
1) The request was rejected as manifestly inadmissible.
2) No AI-related sanction or remedial order was imposed.