Chatting With AI Can Break Attorney-Client Privilege, Court Rules
TL;DR
A New York federal judge ruled that attorney-client privilege does not apply to communications with AI chatbots like Claude, meaning Claude-generated materials in the Heppner case must be handed over; the ruling says there is no attorney-client relationship with an AI and notes Claude’s disclaimer that it cannot give formal legal advice, highlighting the risk that sharing privileged material with third-party AI could waive protections and prompting firms to update policies.
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