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Comment by NolF | original | Fair Work Commission condemns 'plain wrong' AI legal advice
[−]NolF · 2026-08-30 Sun 11:46 UTC · link
It is already the case in many Australian Courts and tribunals E.g. NSW Supremen Court [1] here is another tribunal [2]. Not sure why you would not like the disclosure as to how a document, statement, etc was made when the author was not the individual signing their name and may not represent their words, knowledge, beliefs etc.

[1] https://supremecourt.nsw.gov.au/documents/Practice-and-Proce... [2] https://www.pi.nsw.gov.au/resources/procedural-directions/pr...

[−]paweladamczuk · 2026-08-30 Sun 12:14 UTC · link
I would like everybody to be completely responsible for the words they sign with their own name and present as their own. Regardless of how the words were produced.
[−]shakna · 2026-08-30 Sun 12:53 UTC · link
You still will be. Disclosure of AI, helps the court know where to put you in the queue, compared to those that have actually understood the laws in hand. A matter of prioritisation, rather than responsibility.

You cannot surrender your legal obligations to an autonomous system, without violating the Commons. You would need to overturn several hundred years of legal precedent first.

[−]snypher · 2026-08-30 Sun 15:39 UTC · link
>You cannot surrender your legal obligations to an autonomous system

Ha ha. What is the legal system but autonomous, for those without the money to access it fairly?