AI ruling prompts warnings from U.S. lawyers: Your chats could be used against you
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US lawyers warn clients that AI chatbots are not confidential, as a federal judge ruled that AI chats can be used as evidence in a securities fraud case. Lawyers advise clients not to treat AI chatbots like trusted confidants when their freedom or legal liability is at stake.
US lawyers are warning clients that conversations with AI chatbots may not be confidential. A federal judge in New York ruled that AI chats between the former CEO of a bankrupt financial services company and a chatbot could be used as evidence in a securities fraud case. The ruling has led attorneys to advise clients that prosecutors or litigation adversaries may demand access to chatbot conversations in criminal or civil cases. This applies to popular chatbots like Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI's ChatGPT. Lawyers are cautioning clients to be careful when using AI chatbots, especially when their freedom or legal liability is at stake. Clients are being advised to treat AI chatbots with caution and not as trusted confidants.
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