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Information note on the use of generative AI by judicial professionals
European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice, Council of Europe
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An information note issued by the Council of Europe's CEPEJ in February 2024 cautioning judges, court staff and lawyers about generative AI. It highlighted hallucinated output, confidentiality of case data and the need for human oversight. The note was superseded on 19 December 2025 by CEPEJ's formal guidelines on generative AI in courts.
- Applies to
- judges, court-staff, lawyers
- Effective
- 01 Feb 2024
- Current version
- February 2024 · 01 Feb 2024
- Last verified
- 03 Sept 2026
- Official text
- www.coe.int/en/web/cepej/newpage-cyber
What the document requires
- Warned that generative AI can produce plausible but false legal content.
- Advised against entering confidential case information into public tools.
- Recommended that any judicial use remain under human control and be verified.
Version history
| Version | Date | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2024current | 2024-02-01 | First version recorded. | official |
Sources
Cite this record
SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Information note on the use of generative AI by judicial professionals" (European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice, Council of Europe, February 2024, 2024-02-01), safelegalai.com/regulation/international/cepej-information-note-generative-ai (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.
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