The First Stipulated ESI Protocol For Generative AI Review

A new line just got crossed in e-discovery: a federal stipulated ESI protocol treats generative AI document review as its own governed process, and it requires disclosures many lawyers have spent years trying to protect. We walk through James v Cerebras Systems, where the parties agree to an AI-specific review appendix that demands documented workflows, human-confirmed privilege calls, audit trails, and prompt disclosure with rapid redline updates. We unpack how the protocol is built and why...