Draft Guidelines for AI use in Courts and Tribunals for Comments
- UNESCO’s 2023 survey of judicial operators worldwide has revealed a concerning trend: 44% of judicial operators, including judges, prosecutors and lawyers, are utilizing AI tools such as ChatGPT in their work, yet only 9% have received proper institutional training or guidelines. This finding, from a survey of judicial actors from 96 countries, highlights a significant gap, raising serious ethical and legal concerns. The survey report is here. In response, UNESCO, in collaboration with international experts, has developed draft Guidelines for AI use in Courts and Tribunals. The draft guidelines are here. Deadline for comments: 25 September 2024.