Supreme Court Urges BCI to Form Expert Panel on AI-Generated "Fake" Judgments

The Supreme Court has directed the Bar Council of India to constitute an expert committee to examine the risks of using Artificial Intelligence in legal proceedings.

The Bench highlighted a concerning case where a trial court relied on four non-existent judgments generated by AI. The Court declared that citing "hallucinated" or fake judgments is not a mere error but constitutes professional misconduct.

While not seeking to prohibit AI, the Court emphasized the need for accountability and integrity, noting the risks of open-source algorithms.

The committee will help formulate guidelines to safeguard the judicial process from AI-driven misinformation.

[Gummadi Usha Rani v. Sure Mallikarjuna Rao]