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ARTICLE · 02 JULY 2026

Not-OK Computer: The Dangers Of Businesses Using AI To Examine Legal Documents

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Businesses increasingly turn to artificial intelligence for document review and legal analysis, but this technological shortcut may expose organizations to significant risks and liabilities. Understanding the limitations and potential pitfalls of AI-powered legal document examination is crucial for companies seeking to balance efficiency with accuracy and compliance.

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AI is increasingly being used across the legal profession but could it risk undermining legal confidentiality? Lewis McKeown in our commercial team shares his thoughts.

The legal profession is rapidly embracing AI through use of closed, secure, paid-for platforms, be it for general administrative tasks or research.

However, a recent line of cases suggests that there is a key AI risk to confidentiality and legal privilege for client advice and information, which comes not from the lawyers' use of specialist AI, but from clients uploading advice to free systems such as ChatGPT to generate questions on their lawyers' advice and to assist with their internal report on the advice provided.

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