A US judge ruled that a fraud defendant’s AI chats with Claude are not privileged

The Next WebPublished Apr 15, 2026

A US judge ruled that AI-generated chats between a fraud defendant and the Claude chatbot are not protected by attorney-client privilege, impacting legal confidentiality in AI communications.

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A US judge ruled that a fraud defendant’s AI chats with Claude are not privileged

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