Released Sunday, the report makes no mention of the high court’s recent ethics controversies or the disputes barreling toward the justices implicating former President Trump that are set to dominate the coming months.
The report instead marks the chief justice’s most extensive public statement to date on AI, building upon his comments over the years concerning emerging technologies’ impact on the law.
“It drives new, highly accessible tools that provide answers to basic questions, including where to find templates and court forms, how to fill them out, and where to bring them for presentation to the judge — all without leaving home.
In June, a federal judge sanctioned two lawyers after one used fake case citations and admitted to using AI-powered chatbot ChatGPT in doing so.
The chief justice argued that AI risks invading privacy safeguards and dehumanizing the law, repeatedly stressing in his report the notion that machines cannot fully replace humans in the courts.
“Nuance matters: Much can turn on a shaking hand, a quivering voice, a change of inflection, a bead of sweat, a moment’s hesitation, a fleeting break in eye contact.
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