Wednesday 14 / May / 2025
Muscat— The international symposium titled “Foreseeing Artificial Intelligence in Judicial Work" commenced today in Muscat, addressing key issues related to the legal, technical, and ethical challenges of AI integration in the judiciary.
Held under the patronage of Sheikh Ghosn Hilal Al Alawi, Chairman of the State Audit Institution, the event is organized by the Supreme Judiciary Council.
The symposium examined solutions and proposals to ensure the effective and secure use of AI, anticipate its potential impact on judicial systems, and present recommendations on technological advancements to enhance justice and improve judicial efficiency. Discussions also focused on future perspectives for smart legal training in the justice sector and fostering sustainable innovation and development in judicial institutions.
The symposium featured multiple sessions, including one on “Legal, Ethical, and Security Challenges of AI in Judicial Work," which covered topics such as transparency and accountability in AI-driven judiciary, personal data protection in AI applications, algorithmic biases and their mitigation, and cybersecurity in smart judicial systems.
Another session, titled “AI Applications in Judicial Work," included four working papers: analyzing legal texts using AI (benefits and challenges), the admissibility of algorithmic outputs in criminal court, AI applications in judicial investigations (innovative tools and techniques), and AI’s role in training human resources in judicial institutions.
Another session, “Future Developments and International Cooperation in AI for Judicial Work," explored the impact of AI on human genome accuracy and its future role in genetic evidence analysis, international collaboration in developing AI technologies for justice, and foresight scenarios for AI in judiciary based on global experiences.
The symposium revolved around three main themes: legal, ethical, and security challenges of AI in judiciary; AI applications in judicial work; and future developments and international cooperation in AI for justice.
The event aims to discuss future visions for AI in the judiciary, anticipate the potential impact of these technologies on judicial systems, propose technological advancements to enhance justice and efficiency, and encourage sustainable innovation in judicial institutions.
