SC Proposes Complete Ban On AI-Driven Adjudication

by · Inc42

SUMMARY

  • The Supreme Court has issued a draft framework on the use of AI in the Indian judiciary, ensuring it remains strictly assistive and does not replace human judicial decision-making
  • The draft clearly states that no AI system can be used to decide judicial outcomes, including judgments, sentencing, or findings of fact or law
  • Important to highlight that the draft permits the use of AI in several non-adjudicatory and administrative functions