March 2025 D'Angelo Law Library Emerging Technologies Update

PhoenixAI—the University of Chicago’s generative AI tool available to all students, faculty, and staff—has released a new “incognito chat” feature. When the incognito chat toggle is selected, any chats will not appear in the user’s history and will be automatically deleted thirty minutes after entry of the first prompt in a conversation.

Users should be aware that even when incognito chat is off, data submitted to PhoenixAI is kept within the UChicago environment and not shared with third-party vendors or used to train AI models. And chats in the history can always be deleted by clicking the three dots next to the conversation title.

The American Bar Association has released its 2024 Legal Technology Survey Report. Bob Ambrogi at LawSites reports that the survey “finds that finds that AI adoption within the legal profession nearly tripled year over year, from 11% in 2023 to 30% in 2024.” At firms larger than 100 attorneys, 46% of respondents report using AI-based tools.

If you are interested in learning more about emerging technologies, including their use in legal research, education, and practice, please see our research guide on generative AI, request a research consultation with a D'Angelo Law Librarian, or chat with us at Ask a Law Librarian.