‘The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence tools across the legal profession raises fundamental questions relating to confidentiality and legal professional privilege (LPP). Generative AI systems are now routinely deployed for many tasks, including research, drafting and document review (and there is an enormous level of further investment in legal AI tools). Yet the very architecture of these systems—their data handling, training practices, and access controls—could mean that privileged material input into an AI tool loses its protected status. Any breach of confidentiality which led to a loss of privilege would not only expose the lawyer to potential claims from the client, but may also carry regulatory and data protection consequences.’
Link: https://www.4newsquare.com/ai-legal-professional-privilege/
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