NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court recently said that a judicial decision founded on Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated, non-existing judgments is not a mere error of reasoning but amounts to misconduct by the judge passing such an order.
The Bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe made the observation while taking cognisance of an order passed by a trial court in Andhra Pradesh, in which non-existent, fake judgments generated by AI were cited.
The Bench has decided to examine the issue in detail, particularly the consequences and accountability to be fixed for the citation of such imaginary AI-generated caselaws.
“At the outset, we must declare that a decision based on such non-existent and fake alleged judgments is not an error in the decision making. It would be a misconduct and legal consequences shall follow,” the February 27 order said.
The court has decided to examine the issue in detail and it has sought the response of the Attorney General, the solicitor General and the Bar Council of India, appointing an amicus to assist it.
