Michael Best
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Michael Best Bans ChatGPT for Client Work, Implements AI Governance
Michael Best- Significance
- Low
- Confidence
- Confirmed
Why this matters
Michael Best is putting structure around firm-wide AI use. A directional signal rather than a step change.
Michael Best implemented a ban on open public generative AI tools like ChatGPT for client work, reflecting an early formal governance stance on confidentiality/ethics risk while the firm built approved internal AI use protocols. Confirmed by Chief Process and AI Officer Sarah Alt.
- Significance
- Low
- Source type
- Trade Press
Michael Best on Panorama
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