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Supreme Court Takes Up Plea to Regulate Generative AI in Courts After CJI Notes Morphed Videos

The filing asks for uniform rules to ensure human oversight alongside transparent data ownership in judicial AI use.

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.