A continuous thought process of a judge is important and technology cannot replace the human mind, he opined.
“How to use AI to assist lawyers and judges? Speed of research, drafting increases. But a word or caution – a judge operates from the mind and the heart. I don’t believe AI can take care of the latter aspect. ChatGPT works both ways. I am a little conventional. I am not comfortable in outsourcing judgment writing to Chat GPT. A continuous thought process of a judge is important. Technology cannot replace the human mind,” he said.
The Supreme Court judge made these remarks during a technical session on the theme of technological developments and the law, which was part of the 36th LAWASIA conference being held at Bengaluru.
Speakers on the panel were called to deliberate on the role of the internet, innovations such as e-courts and machine intelligence tools such as Chat GPT and their impact on the process of adjudication.
Justice Kaul said that AI is a useful but we should not make it our master.
“To summarise, digital tools are a useful servant, but let’s not make it a master to us. There is no guarantee that AI systems will be in line with fundamental principles,” he said.
In his address, Justice Kaul also emphasised on the need for judges to interact with the society.
A person does not become a good judge by merely shutting herself away from society, he stated.
The judge added that it was his interaction with society that has helped him understand certain areas of law better such as the use of technology in law.
“Judicial propriety is a wide concept. Being merely antisocial doesn’t create a good judge. Interactions with sections of society has enabled me to understand the area better,” Justice Kaul said.
Source: Barandbench
