NY Bar Warns Attorneys of Privacy Risks Posed by AI Tools

Attorneys who use artificial intelligence should be careful about sharing information and data that could accidentally breach client confidentiality, the New York State Bar Association’s AI task force wrote in its report released Saturday.

The report, approved by the House of Delegates, lays out guidelines for attorneys using AI and recommends the bar focus on education and advocating for comprehensive AI legislation to close gaps in regulating the technology.

AI has broad benefits, including that it can help reduce human errors, increase efficiency, and augment human intelligence, but it also poses data privacy and cybersecurity risks, the report says.

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