Judges Are Banning Public AI in Discovery – Here’s Why Privacy Is the Core Concern
Judges Are Banning Public AI in Discovery – Here’s Why Privacy Is the Core Concern In recent weeks, a growing number of federal and state judges have issued orders restricting the use of publicly available AI tools—such as ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini—during discovery in civil litigation. These orders, reported by Bloomberg Law on June 5, 2026, are not blanket prohibitions of all AI, but they zero in on the privacy risks that arise when sensitive legal documents are processed through cloud-based models. ...