On December 18, at the recent Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, CDSL researcher Ying Lin, presented a paper on the integration of artificial intelligence in judicial systems. Co-authored with Zijing Liu and Shaoyu Liu, the paper titled "Building Smart Courts Through Large Legal Language Models? Experience from China" delves into the innovative use of AI in Chinese courts.
The session, part of the IGF's focus on Data and AI Governance from the Global Majority, highlighted the paper’s analysis of 133 cases in smart court systems from 2017 to 2024 across major Chinese jurisdictions including Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and Shenzhen. The study assesses both the achievements and shortcomings of employing large legal language models in judicial decision-making in China.
The researchers' work is also featured in the volume "AI from the Global Majority: Official Outcome of the UN IGF Data and Artificial Intelligence Governance Coalition," edited by Luca Belli and Walter Britto Gaspar. For further details on the paper and the IGF session, readers can access the volume through the IGF’s official website here:https://www.intgovforum.org/en/filedepot_download/279/28447