Overview
- A bench of Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran heard the PIL and posted it for further hearing in two weeks.
- CJI Gavai said judges have seen morphed images and videos of themselves, underscoring concerns about AI-enabled manipulation.
- The petition warns that GenAI’s opaque “black box” systems can hallucinate fake case law and embed bias, raising Article 14 and right-to-know issues.
- The plea seeks a framework that keeps a human in the loop, uses unbiased data, ensures transparent data ownership, and preserves judicial discretion.
- Citing separation of powers, the CJI indicated that regulating AI is a policy matter for the executive, even as the Court agreed to consider the case.