Supreme Court begins pilot testing of AI software YugaTech [Video]

The Supreme Court (SC) has begun pilot testing of AI software in select first and second level courts. The development was mentioned during the second anniversary of the Strategic Plan for Judicial Innovations (SPJI).

As mentioned previously, this move is geared towards judicial innovation with assistance from experts in machine language. Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo says that this will decrease time spent on preliminary research, allowing more time for analysis.

In other words, the SC is capitalizing on AI-enabled tools to enhance court performance. Notably, this is being applied in voice-to-text transcription (via SCRIPTIX) and legal research.

Gesmundo also added that this is a cost-effective measure that hopes to address the shortage in court stenographers. Several offices of the Supreme Court have also started testing AI-powered platforms for optimizing legal research.

Senior Associate Justice Marivic Leonen also sees the danger and importance of using AI properly to reshape judicial processes. Leonen says that they are careful that the wrong domain or …