S&C Partner Mehdi Ansari authored an article for New York Law Journal discussing potential ways AI technology could be used in arbitration and possible risk factors. The article discusses AI use cases that arbitration constituents are considering, potential challenges and risks associated with such use, and procedural and legal matters that arbitrators, administering institutions and parties should consider given the new realities presented by AI. The article was co-authored by S&C alumnus and seasoned arbitrator Myrna Barakat Friedman, president of ACT-ADR.
The authors highlight the importance of disclosures; information-sharing and confidentiality protections; regulations and enforcement; and evidence authentication requirements when deciding how and when to use AI technology. They emphasize the importance of education around AI usage, noting “all arbitration constituents will want to ensure that they and their teams are appropriately trained on how to use AI and its limitations and associated risks.”
Read: “Artificial Wisdom or Automated Folly? Practical Considerations for Arbitration Practitioners to Address the AI Conundrum”