Lawyers need to “fully consider” their ethical obligations when using generative AI tools, especially as the tech evolves quickly—indeed is “a rapidly moving target"— the American Bar Association says in an ethics opinion released Monday.
Attorneys over the last couple years have quickly adopted genAI tools like ChatGPT, Scribe, and Gemini, to boost the efficiency of everything from their electronic discovery tools, to contract analytics, to basic legal research.
But lawyers face several risks from the technology, the ABA warns in its 15-page report.
They range from making sure client data is protected, to ensuring candor toward the tribunal, ...