Judiciary exploring AI-based tools but tech must augment not replace human mind: Justice Surya Kant

Chief Justice of India designate Surya Kant on Sunday said that the judiciary in India has begun exploring AI-based tools for research, transcription and data analytics, but with the guiding principle that technology must augment, not replace, the human mind’s discernment.

Speaking at the valedictory function of the Sixth Full Meeting of the Standing International Forum of Commercial Courts (SIFoCC), Justice Kant stressed that the future of law depends on whether technology can be harnessed as a tool without surrendering the humanity that gives…