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CJI Surya Kant Urges Balance: AI in Judiciary Must Uphold Constitutional Values
- •Chief Justice of India Surya Kant advocates for integrating digitalization and AI into the justice system while safeguarding constitutional values like dignity, equality, liberty, and fairness.
- •Speaking at the VII Congress of the Association of Asian Constitutional Courts (AACC) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, CJI Kant emphasized that courts cannot ignore the transformative impact of technology.
- •He highlighted that digitalization can enhance court accessibility, reduce delays, and simplify procedures, while AI can assist judges with research and information management.
- •CJI Kant stressed that constitutional courts must remain anchored to fundamental values, viewing technology as an opportunity to be approached with openness and imagination.
- •The CJI underscored the importance of cooperation among Asian constitutional courts to address challenges posed by technological advancements, aligning with the Congress theme: ‘Constitutional Justice in the Era of Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence’.
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Chief Justice of India Surya Kant emphasized that while embracing digitalization and artificial intelligence to make courts more accessible and reduce delays, technological advancements must not dilute constitutional values such as dignity, equality, liberty, and fairness.
CJI Surya Kant addressed the opening session of the VII Congress of the Association of Asian Constitutional Courts in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, focusing on constitutional justice in the era of digitalization and artificial intelligence.
According to the CJI, artificial intelligence can assist judges and court staff by helping with legal research and managing large volumes of information, providing opportunities that the justice system should approach with openness and imagination.
