Need national-level legal academy to tackle challenges emerging from AI, cybercrimes: CJI
Panaji, Dec 26 (PTI) Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Friday underscored the need for a national-level legal academy to train lawyers across the country to tackle challenges emerging from AI and cybercrimes.
Kant was addressing the inaugural session of the Bar Council of India’s National Conference and Symposium on Mediation at India International University of Legal Education and Research in South Goa.
“We are entering an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a powerful tool for helping the legal platform, but technology is also leading us to different kinds of crimes,” he said.
The CJI said some cybercrimes are “completely unheard of”.
“The way cybercriminals are innovating with new modes of crimes, the challenges (before the legal system) will become larger and more serious in the days to come,” he said.
Kant said he has been wondering how the members of the Bar can equip themselves to face the challenges that will emerge in future.
“When you are dealing with cybercrime, you are dealing with the victim of a crime by cybercriminals. Are you professionally equipped to face such a kind of challenge?” he asked.
