Pakistani Judges Give Their Verdict on JudgeGPT
TL;DR
Judges around the world have made headlines for illicitly using generative AI in their work. But in Pakistan, a large-scale trial of a specially designed AI tool for judges found the technology–together with appropriate training–boosted the number of cases resolved by 6.3% with no obvious drop in the quality of judgements. With a backlog of 2.26 million cases and fewer than two judges per 100,000 people – compared to 22 in the EU and 8 in Brazil – Pakistan’s judiciary was in sore need of help.
Nauti's Take
The practical test is the combination of a tightly bounded legal corpus with human review: small teams should verify source quality, traceability, and whether experts still control the final output. The 6.3 percent increase comes through a single reported account, while the study design, costs, and wider applicability remain unverified.
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