Questions to AI Models May Be Discoverable
A court case determined that exchanges with a public generative AI platform are not protected by attorney-client privilege.
On 17 February 2026 in U.S. v. Heppner, 1:25-cr-503 (S.D.N.Y., Feb. 17, 2026), Judge Rakoff held that a defendant’s written exchanges with a public generative AI platform were not protected by the attorney-client privilege or the work product doctrine.... By: K&L Gates LLP