Episode 27: AI Risks in Legal Practice: Unlawfully Intelligent

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This AI Generated podcast series, AI Governance, Quantum Uncertainty and Data Privac Frontiers continues with Episode 27. This is generated from an article published in November 2025, by Mills & Reeve. written by Dan Korcz and David Gooding. The podcast focuses on some of the concerns law firms must address when their firm is using generative AI solutions.The article from Mills & Reeve dated November 25, 2025, titled "FutureProof: Unlawfully intelligent – when AI crosses the line in legal practice," which explores the rapid adoption of Generative AI (GenAI) within law firms and the associated risks was used to generated this podcast. The text highlights that while GenAI offers opportunities like increased productivity, it also introduces significant challenges, including potential regulatory and professional indemnity risks. Specific areas of concern discussed are copyright infringement, data and confidentiality breaches from using public AI platforms, increased cyber security threats facilitated by AI, and the risk of inaccuracy or "hallucinations" in legal research. The article emphasizes that lawyers must establish proper safeguards and personally take responsibility for the work product generated by these AI tools to avoid malpractice.