French lawyers are being told to use open source AI models for confidential data
And even enterprise plans that promise “no training” do not solve the problem. At its General Assembly on 12–13 March 2026, France’s National Bar Council (CNB), which represents French lawyers, made the rule explicit: never disclose client or case data to external generative AI services. Doing so may expose a lawyer to disciplinary or legal sanctions.
- ▪And even enterprise plans that promise “no training” do not solve the problem.
- ▪At its General Assembly on 12–13 March 2026, France’s National Bar Council (CNB), which represents French lawyers, made the rule explicit: never disclose client or case data to external generative AI services.
- ▪Doing so may expose a lawyer to disciplinary or legal sanctions.
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Back to Articles French lawyers are being told to keep confidential data out of ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini Community Article Published August 9, 2026 Upvote 1 Frank Denis jedisct1 Follow French lawyers have now been told, in unusually blunt terms: do not send confidential client data to Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or any other proprietary cloud AI. And even enterprise plans that promise “no training” do not solve the problem. At its General Assembly on 12–13 March 2026, France’s National Bar Council (CNB), which represents French lawyers, made the rule explicit: never disclose client or case data to external generative AI services. Doing so may expose a lawyer to disciplinary or legal sanctions. The CNB rejects the standard cloud AI reassurance.
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