New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has issued a warning against using artificial intelligence in place of human intelligence when making judicial decisions. The Court pointed out the constraints and probable flaws of AI-generated data while deliberating on a lawsuit brought by French luxury shoemaker Christian Louboutin against Shutiq, a partnership firm involved in the manufacture and sale of shoes . According to the court, AI can be used for preliminary study or comprehension but not for legal or factual matters.
The court reiterated that ChatGPT cannot be the basis for adjudication of legal or factual issues in a court of law. The response of a chatbot, such as ChatGPT, depends upon a host of factors, including the nature and structure of the query by the user. This involves several imponderables that goes against the natural course of justice.
The possibilities include incorrect responses, fictional case laws, imaginative data, among others generated by AI chatbots. As a result, the accuracy and reliability of AI-generated data are still grey areas.
Based on a comparison of the shoes, the court eventually ruled in favour of the French shoemaker. However, more critical was its word of caution that at the present stage of technological development pertaining to AI chatbots, they can, at best, be used for preliminary research and nothing more.
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