Chief Justice Roberts casts a wary eye on the uses of artificial intelligence in the federal courts
Chief Justice John Roberts is turning his focus to the promise and shortcomings of artificial intelligence in the federal courts
By MARK SHERMAN
Published - Dec 31, 2023, 06:24 PM ET
Last Updated - Dec 31, 2023, 06:24 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts on Sunday turned his focus to the promise, and shortcomings, of artificial intelligence in the federal courts, in an annual report that made no mention of Supreme Court ethics or legal controversies involving Donald Trump.
“Always a bad idea,” Roberts wrote in his year-end report, noting that “any use of AI requires caution and humility.”
At the same time, though, the chief justice acknowledged that AI can make it much easier for people without much money to access the courts. “These tools have the welcome potential to smooth out any mismatch between available resources and urgent needs in our court system,” Roberts wrote.