Cross-examining AI – Episode 1: Civil Justice Council AI consultation and latest developments in AI and privilege

This is the first episode of "Cross-examining AI", HSF Kramer's podcast series on disputes and AI, where we unpack the key developments in AI that are shaping litigation today. In this episode we discuss the Civil Justice Council’s interim report and consultation on the use of AI in preparing court documents and give an overview of the first cases to consider the impact of AI on privilege. This episode is hosted by Martin Hevey, a senior associate in our disputes team, who is joined by Emma Deas, a banking litigation partner, and Charlotte Benton, a senior associate in our disputes team.

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Below you can find links to our blog posts on the developments and cases covered in this podcast.

• Civil Justice Council publishes consultation on use of AI for preparing court documents
• New York court finds client chats with generative AI tool Claude are not privileged
• Upper Tribunal observes that uploading confidential documents into open-source AI tools waives client confidentiality and legal privilege
• Navigating legal privilege issues when using AI