It is imperative to mention that according to the National Broadband Mission, the aim of the government is to provide broadband access to all the villages by 2022 (report of the NITI Aayog Expert Committee on ODR). This will strengthen the digital infrastructure.
SA Bobde, former chief justice of India, had envisioned the employment of AI in the judiciary. He had expressed happiness at the introduction of the Supreme Court Portal for Court Efficiency Assistance (SUPACE).
Courts are increasingly turning to AI-assisted mechanisms for faster delivery of justice. With relevant case laws before judges in a matter of seconds, the possibility of judicial infirmity also goes away.
Indian judiciary continues to be 'feudal' and can be 'modern and futuristic only if mindsets change', said Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud in Kevadia Sunday
An Australian court recently decreed that artificial intelligence can be recognised as an inventor in a patent submission. That opens up serious legal and technological questions.