Supreme Court of India has released draft AI regulations for courts
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And they're far more AI-positive than many people would expect.
The draft has a clear principle: AI should be adopted wherever it can improve access to justice, reduce delays, or improve efficiency.
But it also draws some very clear red lines.
AI may assist with:
• legal research
• precedent retrieval
• translation
• transcription
• case management
• court administration
• litigant assistance
AI may not:
• act as a judge
• determine judicial outcomes
• decide bail eligibility
• predict recidivism
• score witness credibility
• predict future behaviour of litigants or accused persons
Human judgment remains supreme.
The draft also requires:
• human oversight
• explainability
• audits
• incident reporting
• disclosure of AI-generated content filed in court
• compliance with privacy and cybersecurity requirements