Source: Bloomberg Law

Justice Amy Coney Barrett stated that the Supreme Court does not use artificial intelligence because it would be insecure and assured that the Court’s opinions are not generated by AI. She also mentioned that lawyers reportedly use AI tools to predict questions that justices will ask during court proceedings. These remarks were made during a public event at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas.

Separately, Milbank lawyer Neal Katyal revealed he utilized a Harvey AI model trained on 25 years of Supreme Court papers to prepare for oral argument in a tariffs case, claiming that the AI predicted almost verbatim the questions the justices asked and the form their opinions might take. Justice Sonia Sotomayor described AI as a “sophisticated human” with inherent potential and biases. She also recounted being informed about a computer system that predicts Supreme Court decisions with a reportedly high accuracy rate, expressing concern that such predictability may be problematic.