The Punjab Haryana High Court on Tuesday grew to become the primary court docket in India to have used ChatGPT know-how (synthetic intelligence) to resolve on the bail plea of an accused and it rejected the petition.
The bench led by Anoop Chitkara sought the response of ChatGPT whereas listening to the bail utility of an accused arrested in June 2020 for alleged rioting, felony intimidation, homicide, and felony conspiracy.
Justice Chitkara assessed the reply acquired from ChatGPT and rejected the bail plea of the accused on the idea of his experiences and selections given earlier.
The choose mentioned that “To inflict death is cruel in itself, but if cruelty leads to death, then the situation changes. When a physical assault is committed in a brutal manner, the parameters of bail also change”.
The court docket, additionally made it clear that “Any reference to ChatGPT and any observation made, is only intended to present a broader picture on bail jurisprudence, where cruelty is a factor”.
Responding to the usage of ChatGPT by the court docket, a High Court lawyer Saurav mentioned, “It is a good step, it can have both positive and negative effects, which will be decided in the future. He also said that artificial intelligence cannot be a threat to the jobs of lawyers, it can only be used as a tool”.
Nishadh Ahuja, who has been practising in the HC for the final three years, whereas reacting to the judgment in the High Court utilizing ChatGPT, mentioned that in the preliminary levels, the usage of ChatGPT might not be a risk to us, and can be utilized as a software to make our work simpler in the long run.
Chiryanshu, one other lawyer who has been practising in the Punjab Haryana High Court for the final 5 years, mentioned that the usage of ChatGPT remains to be in the early levels.
“Because ChatGPT and artificial intelligence are in their early stages, it is too early to say that this could threaten a lawyer’s job. Giving examples, he said that when computers were in the initial stages, people thought that computers would take away their jobs, but if seen today, all the work in the IT sector is done with computers and it is creating employment for many people,” he mentioned.
