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AI ruling prompts warnings from US lawyers: Your chats could be used against you

US court rules AI conversations are discoverable in legal proceedings, creating liability risks as private chats can now be subpoenaed as evidence in lawsuits.

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: Hacker NewsBY sys://pipeline

A US court ruling on AI chat discoverability has prompted legal warnings that artificial intelligence conversations could be used as evidence in lawsuits. The decision affects how AI-generated content and user interactions may be subject to legal discovery in civil and criminal proceedings.

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