🟧 Hacker News 4d ago
US v. Heppner (S.D.N.Y. 2026) no attorney-client privilege for AI chats [pdf]
US District Court Southern District of New York rules in US v. Heppner that attorney-client privilege does not extend to conversations with AI chatbots. Legal precedent establishes that AI interactions lack the confidentiality protections of human attorney communications.