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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.
- Applies to
- judges
- Effective
- See version history
- Current version
- March 2025 · 01 Mar 2025
- Last verified
- 04 Sept 2026
- Official text
- www.adr.org/
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
| Version | Date | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025current | 2025-03-01 | Two-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 |
Sources
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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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