Why AI Invents Cases That Don't Exist
AI hallucination, explained by someone who builds these systems — why chatbots fabricate authorities that look real, and a simple rule to never cite a fake one.
3 min read
Alvin Otanga
Founder, JuriBase
AI engineer and researcher building grounded, verifiable legal AI for Kenyan advocates.
Alvin is the founder of JuriBase, where he builds AI that is grounded in Kenyan case law and legislation — so advocates get answers they can actually verify and cite. He writes here to teach lawyers how AI really works, from the inside.
Articles by Alvin Otanga
What Happens When You Ask an AI a Legal Question
A plain-English look inside large language models: what they are really doing when you ask about Kenyan law, and why it changes how you should use them.
2 min read