Reality TV star and aspiring attorney Kim Kardashian has revealed that her use of ChatGPT for legal study has backfired, with the AI chatbot frequently supplying incorrect answers that she says caused her to fail practice tests. In a recent Vanity Fair video featuring a lie-detector test, the 45-year-old admitted she often photographs legal questions and submits them to the chatbot for help.
“They’re always wrong. It has made me fail tests all the time,” she said in the video, describing a frustrating cycle of reliance and disappointment. Her comments underscore a growing concern among educators and technologists about the reliability of AI tools for high-stakes learning, as even advanced chatbots can produce confident but inaccurate responses—a phenomenon known as hallucination.
Kardashian’s path to the bar has been a long and public one. She passed the First-Year Law Students’ Examination, commonly known as the “baby bar,” in 2022 after three unsuccessful attempts. Earlier this year, she announced the completion of her four-year law apprenticeship and passed the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination, a prerequisite for the bar. She sat for the bar exam in July and is awaiting results later this month, according to the Daily Beast.
In the Vanity Fair interview, Kardashian described her relationship with ChatGPT as “toxic” and called the tool a “frenemy.” She recounted moments of frustration, saying she would yell at the chatbot and ask, “You made me fail. Why did you this?” She added that the AI sometimes responds with oddly supportive messages, such as, “This is just teaching you to trust your own instincts. You knew the answer all along.”
Her experience reflects a broader trend of people using AI chatbots as a substitute for human expertise and even companionship. Mental health professionals have warned about a phenomenon they call “AI psychosis,” where users develop unhealthy attachments to AI systems, sometimes with tragic outcomes. While Kardashian’s stakes are relatively low—a failed exam would be a personal setback—her story illustrates the practical limitations of relying on AI for tasks that require accuracy and judgment.
Why This Matters for AI Adoption
Kardashian’s public admission adds a celebrity voice to the ongoing debate about the role of AI in education and professional training. Investors and tech observers have grown cautious about the uncritical embrace of AI tools, particularly in fields like law where errors can have serious consequences. The incident also highlights the need for users to verify AI-generated information against authoritative sources.
As the bar exam results approach, Kardashian’s experience serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of delegating critical thinking to machines. While AI can be a useful study aid, her story suggests that it is not yet a reliable replacement for human teachers and validated study materials.
