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Supreme Court Hears Plea to Regulate Generative AI in Judiciary, Adjourns for Two Weeks

CJI says AI curbs belong to the executive, citing morphed images targeting judges.

Overview

  • Bench of CJI B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran took up Kartikeya Rawal’s PIL seeking a uniform law or policy on GenAI use in courts and tribunals.
  • The Chief Justice acknowledged a fabricated shoe‑throwing video and said judges have seen morphed pictures circulating online.
  • The petition warns that GenAI’s black‑box design can cause hallucinated citations, biased outputs and arbitrary reasoning that could offend Article 14.
  • It urges transparent data ownership, bias safeguards and a human‑in‑the‑loop approach, warning of risks to the right to know under Article 19(1)(a) and of cyberattacks on AI‑driven systems.
  • The court listed the matter for hearing after a fortnight, keeping the plea on its docket while indicating regulation is a policy decision for the government.