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KDU Law Journal Volume 04 Issue II
September, 2024
fulfillment of the fundamental human rights to access to justice
for everyone by addressing these issues and problems. Therefore,
it is essential to recognize both the advantages and challenges of
implementing AI in the legal sector, ensuring that its adoption
enhances access to justice.

Advantages & Challenges
There are numerous advantages associated with the use of legal AI
, such as improving the efficiency of legal processes by automating
routine tasks like document review, case management, and legal
research. These improvements will lead to cost savings and faster
resolution of cases. As a result, confidence in the judicial process
will be established.

ChatGPT and the Legal System
ChatGPT can be introduced as a latest trend in AI. It was created
in November 2022 and can be used to build access to justice in
the judicial process in the future. For Instance, when a case comes
before the court, by submitting the questionable issues to ChatGPT
judges and lawyers can easily find the legislations, judgments and
relevant authorities needed to solve the problem . Therefore access
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to justice will be more efficient.
Indian Supreme Court Judge, Justice Hima Kohli highlighting
the significance of AI warned that “AI cannot be a substitute for
a trained judicial mind and can it replace the human element that
is required from a lawyer to conduct a case or give an opinion.”
The Supreme Court judge also observed that using AI to decide
cases up to a predetermined threshold, such as credit card fraud and
check bouncing cases, has the potential to significantly increase
efficiency and speed up resolution. Therefore, ChatGPT can help
lawyers choose which cases to pursue more intelligently identify

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