Fox Rothschild Blocks DeepSeek’s AI Model for Attorney Use

Jan. 30, 2025, 11:22 PM UTC

Fox Rothschild LLP blocked its lawyers from accessing tools from DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence startup, citing concerns about the privacy risks it may pose to client data.

The swift action comes as other Big Law firms, such as Polsinelli and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, are responding to the rapid development of generative artificial intelligence by implementing guardrails on their lawyers’ use of new technology.

Fox Rothschild’s 900-plus attorneys use AI tools and, like many other firms, it doesn’t generally bar its lawyers from using ChatGPT, although it imposes restrictions on the use of AI with client data, ...

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