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Lord President warns of AI risks to justice system

Scotland's most senior judge has warned that growing reliance on artificial intelligence in the legal system could undermine public confidence in justice. Lord Pentland, the Lord President, said AI can help analyse cases, prepare arguments and improve efficiency, but stressed it should remain a supplementary tool rather than a substitute for judicial reasoning. Speaking in Glasgow, he cautioned that overdependence on AI could weaken critical legal analysis and warned of serious consequences if the technology is misused by lawyers. While recognising AI's potential benefits, he said judges must not "outsource their thinking" to algorithms.

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