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AAA-ICDR Guidance on Arbitrators' Use of AI Tools

American Arbitration Association - International Centre for Dispute Resolution

last revised 2025-03-01last verified 2026-09-041 versioncountry page →

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A two-page March 2025 note encouraging AAA-ICDR arbitrators to use AI tools within their ethical codes: verify outputs against primary sources, retain complete control over decision-making under Canon V, disclose generative-AI use when it materially affects the process or reasoning, keep confidential information out of tools without data-protection guarantees under Canon VI, and stay competent.

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Current version
March 2025 · 01 Mar 2025
Last verified
04 Sept 2026
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What the document requires

  • Arbitrators should critically evaluate and verify AI outputs and cross-reference them against primary sources.
  • Canon V: arbitrators retain complete control over decision-making; AI must support, not replace, judgment.
  • Arbitrators should disclose generative-AI use when it materially affects the process or the reasoning of decisions.
  • Do not enter party names or case specifics into tools that do not guarantee data protection.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
March 2025current2025-03-01Two-page guidance tied to Canons I, V and VI of the Code of Ethics for Arbitrators in Commercial Disputes; official PDF host returned 404 on 3 September 2026.official

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SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "AAA-ICDR Guidance on Arbitrators' Use of AI Tools" (American Arbitration Association - International Centre for Dispute Resolution, March 2025, 2025-03-01), safelegalai.com/regulation/international/int-aaa-icdr-guidance-arbitrators-ai-tools (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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