Legal Industry Players Missed a Microsoft AI Loophole That Could Expose Confidential Data | Legaltech News


















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Sources told Legaltech News that several law firms and legal tech providers dove into integrations with Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service without noticing the fine print that authorizes Microsoft employees to manually review certain prompts.

March 20, 2024 at 03:55 PM

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Over a year after law firms and legal tech companies signed onto Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service—which gives users access to OpenAI’s generative AI models via the Azure Cloud— many found out that a terms of use loophole could make privileged information susceptible to third-party review.

Whether those who know about the loophole have informed their clients and customers, or whether everyone using the service even knows of the potential vulnerability, is unclear. 

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