List decision steps an agency file attributes to a generative tool
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Record the step, the tool name if the file states one, the data named, and the person who signed. Write no sentence of advice to the agency.
- What the lawyer must review
- 5 U.S.C. § 706 is the scope of judicial review of the finished action, including action that is arbitrary or capricious or without the procedure required by law. Formal Opinion 512 and Model Rule 1.6 govern the lawyer's own use of a tool on the agency's information. Model Rule 1.1 Comment 8 is the technology competence comment. You write the advice. No government artificial-intelligence memorandum was opened.
- Written for / version
- United States versionUS
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Do not begin AI assistance until the responsible lawyer has defined and confirmed its permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.