Court Rules and Policies for AI

Victoria Fang, Written Description Blog Post: “Catalog of Court-Mandated AI Disclosures (cf. USPTO Guidance)” May 25, 2024
Victoria Fang: Spreadsheet Cataloging Court.-Mandated AI Disclosures
Ropes and Gray: “Artificial Intelligence Court Order Tracker“
RAILS (Responsible AI in Legal Services): “Analysis of AI Use in Courts” Updated April 3, 2024 (“contains court orders, local rules, and guidelines from the U.S. and other countries. Each document is classified by its particular characteristics, and the tracker allows for search and filtering capabilities based on factors such as jurisdiction, date, and other key terms. The Tracker includes links to original source documents for further reference.”)

USPTO: “Guidance on Use of Artificial Intelligence-Based Tools in Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office” April 11, 2024
Law.com: “California Bar Adopts First-of-Its-Kind Guidance on AI for Attorneys,” November 16, 2023
- State Bar of California, “Practical Guidance for the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in the Practice of Law,” November 16, 2023
California Lawyer’s Association: “Ethics Spotlight: California’s Requirement to Keep Abreast of Relevant Technology” May 2021
Jacqueline Thomsen, Bloomberg: “Fifth Circuit Won’t Adopt AI Rule After Attorney Pushback,” June 11, 2024 (Fifth Circuit decides not to proceed with proposed rule that would have required lawyers to certify that they checked the accuracy of any AI-generative material filed with the court, because current rules already mandate that lawyers “are responsible for ensuring that their filings with the court, including briefs, shall be carefully checked for truthfulness and accuracy.”)

Adam Unikowsky, “Regulating AI in the practice of law: What’s going to happen, and what should we do about it?” June 11, 2023