Internal BuildDecember 11, 2025· Confirmed
Hunton Andrews Kurth Builds Internal GenAI Chatbot on Microsoft Azure OpenAI
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- Medium
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- Confirmed
Hunton Andrews Kurth's CISO Andrew DeBratto disclosed in a cybersecurity-industry podcast that the firm built an internal GPT-powered chatbot running on Microsoft Azure OpenAI, available firmwide, as part of a broader 'buffet' strategy blending internal builds with selective best-of-breed external legal AI tools. Access requires mandatory ethics/responsible-use certification for attorneys.
""We're not giving everyone every tool. The only thing available to everyone across the board is our internal ChatGPT-like tool — it's economical and everyone can access it." — Andrew DeBratto, CISO, Hunton Andrews Kurth"
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- Medium
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- Interview / Podcast
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