Judges Are Banning AI in Court Cases – Here’s the Privacy Warning for Everyone
Judges Are Banning AI in Court Cases – Here’s the Privacy Warning for Everyone In recent weeks, several federal judges have issued orders barring the use of generative AI tools—including chatbots like ChatGPT—during the discovery phase of civil lawsuits. The reason: these tools pose a genuine privacy risk. When lawyers or litigants feed confidential documents into an AI system, they may inadvertently expose sensitive information to the service provider, to its training data, or even to other users. What might seem like a time-saving shortcut in the courtroom carries risks that extend far beyond the legal profession. ...