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Judicial Council hears model policy on generative AI for courts and plans rule‑making
Summary
An AI task force presented a model generative‑AI use policy for courts that balances permissible innovation with safeguards on confidentiality, accuracy, bias, and disclosures; the task force will publish a related rule of court and standard of judicial administration for public comment in March–April 2025.
Administrative Presiding Justice Mary Greenwood presented the AI Task Force's model policy, which the task force developed to help courts that wish to permit generative AI for court‑related work while protecting confidentiality and the integrity of the judicial process. The model policy requires users to review AI outputs for accuracy, to add disclosures or watermarks when substantial AI content will be provided to the public and to identify the system used, and exempts internal court systems that are accessible only within the court's network.
Greenwood said the task force removed overly restrictive evaluator requirements from other guidance and emphasized safeguards for confidential information, citing that generative‑AI systems may use input data to further train models and could surface private material if not protected. The task force expects to circulate a related rule of court and a standard of judicial administration for public comment in mid‑March to mid‑April, with an anticipated effective date of Sept. 1, 2025, if approved by the council.
