Dauphin County has joined Butler and Westmoreland counties in adopting a general rule requiring the disclosure of the use of “generative artificial intelligence” (also known as “large language models”) in the preparation of any pleading or other filing submitted to the court. “Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence; No. 10-08-MD-2026; No. 2026-CV-00105-AO; No. 2226-0001; AO-08-2026” (9/7/2026), 56 Pa.B. 6483 (10/3/2026).

See “Problems with ‘Chatbots’” for additional information on why the use of generative AI in legal drafting can cause problems.