Barnes & Thornburg Adopts Formal Generative AI Governance Policy
- Significance
- Medium
- Confidence
- Confirmed
Why this matters
Barnes & Thornburg is putting structure around firm-wide AI use. A meaningful marker of where the firm's capability is heading.
Following the ABA's 2024 ethics opinion on generative AI, Barnes & Thornburg implemented a formal policy including a security-vetted whitelist of approved GenAI tools and a requirement for explicit written client consent before using GenAI on client matters.
- Significance
- Medium
- Source type
- Trade Press
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