The Labour Court has followed the Workplace Relations Commission in issuing guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) when preparing cases.
The move follows a number of instances of evidence being presented, particularly in relation to case law, that was partially or wholly inaccurate.
In its guidance, the court suggests that the use of AI is acceptable but that parties should be aware of its limits, the regularity with which it produces incorrect data and understand they are responsible for the reliability of anything they present as evidence.
Labour Court sources said the use of AI was “not wholesale but is definitely creeping in”.
They said there had been recent cases in which a hired representative had cited a High Court decision it was claimed contained a relevant point only for the other side to check and inform the court this was entirely untrue.
“The people didn’t admit to using AI but it’s sometimes obvious and we are seeing a growing number of lay litigants, representing themselves and submitting huge amounts of paperwork.”
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