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References to Artificial Intelligence in Canada's Court Cases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2020

Channarong Intahchomphoo ,
André Vellino ,
Odd Erik Gundersen ,
Christian Tschirhart  and
Eslam Shaaban
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Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a widely discussed topic in many fields including law. Legal studies scholars, particularly in the domain of technology and internet law, have expressed their hopes and concerns regarding AI. This project aims to study how Canada's courts have referred to AI, given the importance of the reasonings of justices to the policy makers who determine society's rules for the usage of AI in the future. Decisions from all levels of both Canada's provincial and federal courts are used as the data sources for this research. The findings indicate that there are four legal contexts in which AI has been referred to in the Canadian caselaw including: legal research, investment tax credits, trademarks and access to government records. In this article the authors use these findings to make suggestions for legal information management professionals on how to develop collections and reference services that are in line with the new information needs of their users regarding AI and the rule of law.

Keywords

artificial intelligenceA1lawinformation managementCanada
Type
International Perspectives
Information
Legal Information Management , Volume 20 , Issue 1 , March 2020 , pp. 39 - 46
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s) 2020. Published by British and Irish Association of Law Librarians

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