The Canadian Judicial Council released two sets of guidelines on 20 October, one on judges’ use of AI and one on digital evidence, including possible deepfakes, Canadian Lawyer reported.
The new AI guidelines move from the caution of the 2024 version toward encouraging judges to use AI to support the work of the courts. Individual judges generally will not need to disclose AI use, but courts should explain how their AI systems are tested and governed.
The evidence guidelines include checklists for different kinds of AI-affected evidence, and warn that real evidence may be wrongly attacked as fake.
Why it matters: a national judiciary is backing AI use by judges while preparing courts for disputes over deepfakes.
Source: Canadian Lawyer.