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Today, December 5, CJI Surya Kant emphasized that “we do not want AI to overwhelm judicial decisions,” and said that although AI can support human judgment, it should not replace human judgment. The Supreme Court has allowed the withdrawal of an appeal seeking regulation of the use of AI in the judiciary.
The Supreme Court on Friday heard arguments seeking regulation of what the appellants described as unregulated use of artificial intelligence and machine learning tools in the judicial system.
During a short hearing, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant The court has already made it clear that it has paid attention to the following methods: A.I. is used and judicial decision-making never relies on it.
CJI Surya Kant said:
“We’re using AI in a very conscious way. We don’t want AI to overwhelm judicial decision-making. If you have suggestions, please bring them to the executive branch.”
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Lawyer Subhash Chandran, who appeared on behalf of the petitioner, argued that the AI-generated content led to errors in the trial court.
he said:
“Lower courts issued orders citing Supreme Court precedents that don’t even exist.”
Accordingly, C.J.I. He said judges are trained to verify citations and the system continues to evolve.
He said:
“Judges have to cross-check. This is already part of judicial training. Over time, courts and tribunals will learn. That doesn’t mean we should give instructions.”
Chandran pointed out that the Supreme Court has already released a white paper on AI.
“The Supreme Court has a white paper which contains many of our suggestions. The Kerala High Court has also issued some guidelines.”
However, the CJI reiterated that this issue is not for the court to address through judicial orders.
he said:
“We are aware of this, but we will not say anything to the judicial side. We do not mind if the administrative side gives its opinion.”
When the court was reluctant to accept the plea in its present form, Mr. Chandran said:
“This is not hostile. If it’s not fun, we’ll back off.”
The CJI then said:
“Non-hostile is fine, but this seems to suit the optics. Retreat is authorized.”
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