As part of its monthly workshops, the JSW Centre for the Future of Law at NLSIU is organising a workshop on March 20, 2026, from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM (IST) with Dr. Armin Alimardani, Senior Lecturer in Law and Emerging Technologies at the School of Law, Western Sydney University. Dr. Alimardani will discuss his co-authored paper, “The Promise and the Peril of the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Litigation.”

The online workshop is open to the public. To attend, kindly register here (Microsoft Teams).

Abstract:

Generative Artificial Intelligence (‘GenAI’) has been employed by lawyers and parties to litigation in courts and tribunals around the world. While GenAI holds out the promise of more accessible legal services, GenAI also creates risks, such as the production of non-existent or inaccurate case citations and statements of law. Both lawyers and self-represented litigants (‘SRLs’) have failed to verify this ‘fake’ law and have used the outputs in litigation. This article examines why lawyers and SRLs are prone to misuse GenAI in litigation, including by reference to aspects of human psychology, such as automation bias and verification drift. The article then explores potential solutions to address this misuse: education, certification, sanctions and/or prohibition. Attention to solutions is crucial if the justice system and its users are to reap the benefits of GenAI without the risk of a hallucinated body of precedent eroding public trust in legal processes and the courts. Click to read the paper: The Promise and the Peril of the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Litigation.

About the Speaker

Dr Armin Alimardani is a Senior Lecturer in Law and Emerging Technologies at the School of Law, Western Sydney University. His interdisciplinary research sits at the intersection of law, technology, science and philosophy. His publications and talks focus on the social, ethical and legal impact of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), brain-computer interface, neuroscience and genetics. Armin’s current projects include studying the way technology is shaping the future of the legal profession, and the potential use of AI in sentencing (collaborating with the University of Brawijaya). Armin has a great sense of innovation in teaching and learning and is currently collaborating with colleagues at UNSW Sydney to build and prototype research and educational tools with natural language models (https://safetofailai.streamlit.app). Read more here.