Reuters reported that Rhode Island’s Supreme Court amended professional-conduct guidance to address generative AI, requiring lawyers to understand technology risks, verify AI-generated work, and avoid billing clients for time saved by AI efficiencies. The advisory guidance also warns judges not to let AI undermine independent decision-making. This matters because fee treatment, hallucinated citations, and professional competence are becoming concrete regulatory issues, not abstract AI-policy debates.
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