When there have been conversations about how the legal industry can leverage generative artificial intelligence in recent weeks, questions around large language models’ safety and data privacy have often followed.

During the “Generative AI: Uses, Risks and Impacts” session at the Master’s Conference in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, panelists unpacked some of the key elements of the large language models behind generative AI, and highlighted some of the risks and limitations of the technology.