AI, privacy and attorney-client privilege
What courts have ruled about AI chats, what the AI companies keep, and how to protect yourself. Every guide links to its sources.
- Are your AI chats privileged? What the courts said in 2026
A federal court ruled in 2026 that a defendant's chats with a consumer AI were not privileged. What that means for anything you type into an AI about a legal problem.
Read the guide → - Can your AI chats be subpoenaed or used against you in court?
Yes, AI chat logs can be subpoenaed, seized under a warrant, or requested in discovery. What courts have ordered, what the providers' policies allow, and what to do.
Read the guide → - Is it safe to ask ChatGPT legal questions?
What happens to legal questions you type into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot: training, retention, human review and disclosure, compared from each provider's own policy.
Read the guide → - United States v. Heppner, explained in plain English
The first ruling on whether chats with an AI are privileged. Who, what, when, what the court held and why, and what it means if you use AI about a legal problem.
Read the guide → - Does deleting your AI chats really delete them?
How long ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot keep deleted chats, when a court can order them kept, and why deleting chats during a dispute can backfire.
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