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Perhaps the most bemusing example of misinformation came in a bankruptcy case where a law firm submitted legal briefs using research derived from ChatGPT — including citations to six legal precedents that the AI fabricated.

From Washington Times • Dec. 24, 2023

“It was amusing but also bemusing, because I didn’t know what they were.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2021

What Gaines does not miss is Gregory’s spirit, and its effect — amusing, bemusing, inspiring — on the world around him.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2021

I dragged my mother to see her 2009 comeback tour at the O2 Arena, bemusing her with my tears as Spears performed Piece of Me in a metal cage.

From The Guardian • Jan. 27, 2021

Pallas Athena and Zeus All Provident will see you through, bemusing our young friends.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer