Attorney-client privilege
Coverage of Attorney-client privilege in the Nexus archive.
- AI notetakers promise easy meeting recaps, but some professionals question their use
AI notetakers use speech recognition and large language models to record and summarize meetings, but professionals warn of risks like data storage uncertainties, voiceprint creation without consent, and potential breaches of attorney-client privilege. Experts such as Amy Dufrane and Justin Daniels caution against their use due to privacy and security concerns, including the possibility of confidential information being shared or used to train AI models.
- US v. Heppner (S.D.N.Y. 2026) no attorney-client privilege for AI chats [pdf]
The 2026 U.S. v. Heppner case ruled that attorney-client privilege does not extend to communications with AI systems, marking a legal precedent on AI confidentiality. The decision was issued by the Southern District of New York court.