US EditionSupreme Court Issues Warning for AI-Generated Case Laws: ‘Not Error, It Is Misconduct, Has Consequences’
The Supreme Court will examine penalties for trial court misconduct after reliance on AI-generated fake judgments, highlighting risks to judicial integrity and accountability.
- Taking cognisance of AI‑generated non‑existent judgments, the Supreme Court bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe said such reliance amounts to misconduct and issued notices.
- Challenging the high court's affirmation, petitioners moved the Supreme Court after the Andhra Pradesh High Court recognized that some cited rulings were AI‑generated.
- In August last year the trial court relied on decisions including Subramani v. M. Natarajan 14 SCC 95 and Chidambaram Pillai v. SAL Ramasamy 2 SCC 68, rejecting objections based on AI‑generated judgments.
- In its February 27 order the bench posted the matter for hearing on March 10 and directed that pending disposal of the special leave petition the trial court shall not proceed on the basis of the advocate‑commissioner's report.
- The Supreme Court warned that reliance on AI-generated non‑existent judgments raises institutional concerns about adjudication and judicial trust, as expressed on February 17 by Chief Justice Surya Kant.
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Times of IndiaSupreme Court warns AI-generated judgments will amount to misconduct
The Supreme Court has issued a stern warning, declaring that judicial orders based on AI-generated, non-existent judgments will be treated as misconduct, not mere errors. The apex court is examining the implications of artificial intelligence in court proceedings and has sought responses from ...
SC takes cognisance of trial court relying on AI-generated 'fake' verdicts
New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) Taking cognisance of a trial court relying on alleged non-existing verdicts that were generated with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), the Supreme Court has said a decision based on such fake judgments would not be an error in decision making but would amount to misconduct. A bench of Justices […]
AI-generated 'fake' verdicts amount to misconduct: SC
New Delhi: Taking cognisance of a trial court relying on alleged non-existing verdicts that were generated with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), the Supreme Court has said a decision based on such fake judgments would not be an error in decision making but would amount to misconduct. A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe has said it will examine the matter in detail and issued a notice to Attorney General R Venkataramani, So…
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