{"id":7304,"date":"2026-03-19T10:44:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/?p=7304"},"modified":"2026-03-19T10:44:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:44:18","slug":"legal-intelligencer-ai-systems-and-the-question-of-confidentiality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/legal-intelligencer-ai-systems-and-the-question-of-confidentiality\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Intelligencer: AI Systems and the Question of Confidentiality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Before privilege or production issues arise, the more basic inquiry is whether the information was ever confidential in the first place. This question is particularly significant in e-discovery, where electronically stored information generated by AI systems may later become discoverable.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the March 19, 2026 edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/thelegalintelligencer\">The Legal Intelligencer<\/a>, Kelly Lavelle writes, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/thelegalintelligencer\/2026\/03\/19\/ai-systems-and-the-question-of-confidentiality\/?slreturn=20260319103703\">AI Systems and the Question of Confidentiality<\/a>.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/legal-intelligencer-ai-systems-and-the-question-of-confidentiality\/#more-7304\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before privilege or production issues arise, the more basic inquiry is whether the information was ever confidential in the first place. 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