California Proposes Regulating Attorneys' Generative AI Use

A proposed California law would require attorneys using generative artificial intelligence to take reasonable steps to remove biased, offensive, or harmful content and prevent unlawful discrimination in AI-generated materials. The proposal lacks an exclusion for advocacy and raises constitutional free-speech and viewpoint-restriction concerns, while leaving unclear what constitutes an 'unlawful' disparate impact, complicating compliance for lawyers.