California lawmakers are considering new rules for lawyers and arbitrators using artificial intelligence, cracking down on embarrassing instances of attorneys citing nonexistent cases because of relying on chatbots.
The state Senate is set to vote this week on legislation (SB 574) that would bar attorneys from entering nonpublic client information into public AI systems. The measure would also require lawyers to take reasonable steps to verify any case citations and other material generated by AI.
Arbitrators, meanwhile, would be barred from delegating any part of their decision-making to a generative AI system.
Lawyers wouldn’t necessarily have to disclose ...