Media Coverage
Source: The New York Times
Media Coverage
Press Contacts: Erik Cummins, Matt Hyams, Taina Rosa, Olivia Meyer
05.11.26
Corporate lawyers are warning that AI note-takers in meetings can create legal risks because they may record inaccurate or offhand remarks that later become discoverable in litigation, according to recent coverage. Lawyers also caution that these tools could jeopardize attorney-client privilege if vendors have access to meeting data, prompting some companies to restrict or avoid their use despite their growing popularity.
In an interview with The New York Times, Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense counsel Christoffer Lee said, “Typically, private litigation asks for all documents and communications related to a particular topic, so it’s not so much that a litigant needs to specifically ask for it.”
He added that more sophisticated litigants and government regulators are likely to begin requesting these kinds of AI-generated transcriptions more directly.
Lee also suggested that these scenarios raise emerging questions about how AI-generated meeting records should be treated under legal privilege frameworks, noting: “AI note-taking represents the next frontier.”
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