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Texas Opinion 705 says a lawyer should be reasonably satisfied that a generative AI tool will not reveal confidential information to others before the lawyer uses it with confidential material.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“So, with any generative AI tool, the lawyer should be reasonably satisfied that the program will not reveal confidential information to others or permit the use of such information to the disadvantage of the client”
Opinion 705: Generative AI in the Practice of Law, Professional Ethics Committee for the State Bar of Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2025, Confidentiality analysis.
Open the original- What it measures
- The opinion adds that if the lawyer is not so satisfied, the lawyer should at a minimum not input any confidential information.
- What it does not show
- Advisory opinion. It treats the lawyer's own judgment of the tool as the test, so the lawyer must actually check the tool's terms.