UK Senior Judges Issue Guidance for Responsible AI Use in Courts and Tribunals
Summary:
Four senior UK judges have developed guidelines for responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the judicial system, including courts and tribunals. The advice highlights the potential benefits, but also warns about the risk of false information through AI tools, and is seen as the first step towards further work to support judiciary interactions with AI. The guidance comes after the recent inaugural AI Safety Summit in the UK and the European Union's agreement on landmark AI regulations.
Four top-ranking judges in the UK have developed regulatory guidelines related to the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in judicial settings, specifying "responsible use" in courts and tribunals. This advisory, released on December 12, is intended to educate and alert court officers such as magistrates, tribunal panel members, and judges in England and Wales. The advisory highlights the potential beneficial uses of AI, mostly in administrative tasks, including the summarising of text, creation of presentations and drafting of emails.
Sir Geoffrey Vos, England's second highest-ranking judge, stated AI introduces beneficial prospects for the justice system but due to its novelty, it's crucial to ensure that judges of all levels have a solid understanding. Nevertheless, most of the advisory stresses judicial officers to remain cautious against false information resulting from AI-derived searches and summaries and to guard against anything misleading produced by AI in their name. The use of AI for legal research and analysis is specifically discouraged. The advisory warns against potentially incorrect, incomplete, misleading or outdated information derived from AI tools and also indicates that most AI systems may lean towards United States laws. It suggests that even if an AI system claims to represent English law, it may not necessarily do so.
Presently, there is no requirement for judges in England and Wales to disclose prior preparation before rendering a judgment. The judges who produced this advisory view it as the initial phase in a "suite of future activity" intended to assist judicial dealings with AI. Going forward, those in the judiciary for both courts and tribals are anticipated to participate in a survey and pose any relevant questions.
This regulatory advisory closely follows the first AI Safety Summit in the U.K, held at the beginning of November. This event convened officials from across the globe, executives from leading tech companies working on AI and other influential figures to converse about the future of AI safety. On December 8, the European Union reached a mutual understanding regarding its landmark AI regulation which addresses numerous aspects of AI governance, including governmental roles, transparency mandates, and how to regulate powerful AI models such as ChatGPT.
Published At
12/12/2023 1:19:20 PM
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