Decision written by AI? Supreme Court expressed strong objection, said this big thing on judge’s shortcut – ..

News India Live, Digital Desk: The matter came to light when it came to the notice of the Supreme Court that a lower court judge had taken the help of an AI tool to formulate the logic and language of his judgment. The apex court has made it clear that providing justice is a human and rational task, which cannot be left to the machine.

1. What did the Supreme Court say? (The Verdict on AI)

The Justice bench, while hearing the case, made some strong observations:

Lack of judicial discretion: The court said that AI can give decisions but it cannot do ‘justice’. The decision should reflect the judge’s own discretion (Judicial Mind), and not the output of any algorithm.

Privacy and Data Threats: Judges were warned that using AI tools could lead to sensitive legal data and breach of parties’ confidentiality.

Fear of bias: The Supreme Court cautioned that AI models are often based on biased data, which may go against the principle of impartial justice.

2. What was the matter?

According to reports, this controversy was triggered by a bail petition or order, in which the judge gave the decision citing legal arguments made by AI globally. When the case reached the higher court, the wording of the judgment and the pattern of arguments made it clear that technical assistance had been taken.

3. Can judges use AI for legal research?

The Supreme Court has not completely rejected the use of technology, but has set some limits:

Research limited to: Judges can take the help of AI to search or translate case law (old decisions).

Write your own decision: The court made it clear that the ‘reasoning’ and ‘conclusion’ should be entirely the judge’s own. Under no circumstances should the decision be ‘copy-pasted’.

4. Challenge of the future

The Chief Justice of India (CJI) has previously supported digitization of courts, but this latest case has given a new twist to the debate of ‘Artificial Intelligence’ versus ‘Human Intelligence’. Efforts are also going on to make rules on this in courts around the world.