India, April 10 -- A New York appeals court judge stopped a proceeding midway and was left furious after a plaintiff tried using an AI avatar to argue his case before the panel. 74-year-old Jerome Dewald presented his argument in an employment dispute when he employed this method, shocking everyone. The incident occurred when he presented before the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division's First Judicial Department last month.

"A judge in New York was pi**ed off after a plaintiff tried using an AI lawyer, complete with an avatar," an X user wrote while sharing a video of the court proceedings. A longer version of the video is available on the court's official YouTube channel.

"It may please the court, I come here today." the AI...