The vast potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve the delivery of justice in New York–as well as the practical, legal, and ethical risks posed by its use–will be key issues of study for a new statewide advisory panel.
The Advisory Committee on Artificial Intelligence and the Courts, comprising of judges, court administrators, attorneys, legislators, academics, and other experts from around the State, will be led by Appellate Division, Second Department Associate Justice Angela G. Iannacci, a National Courts and Sciences Institute-certified Science and Technology Resource Judge. The Advisory Committee includes members drawn from national, statewide, and local expert panels examining the impact of AI on the justice system, including the Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Strategic Initiative Jurisdiction Team of the National Courts and Sciences Institute, the American Bar Association’s Task Force on Law and Artificial Intelligence, the court system’s Court Modernization Action Committee, the Appellate Division, Second Department’s AI Task Force, the New York State Bar Association Technology Committee, and the AI Subcommittee of the New York City Bar Task Force on Digital Technologies.
The newly established advisory group has been charged with examining the use of AI tools in the courts by judges, court staff, attorneys, and litigants; identifying the opportunities presented by AI to improve the administration of justice in the New York State court system; minimizing the risks arising from the use of AI tools by staff and officers of the court; and developing appropriate guardrails to ensure that AI is used in the courts safely, responsibly, and effectively.
