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Opinions on Regulating and Strengthening the Applications of Artificial Intelligence in the Judicial Field

Supreme People's Court of China

last revised 2022-12-08last verified 2026-09-041 versioncountry page →

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Supreme People's Court normative opinion of 8 December 2022 governing AI across Chinese courts. AI output may only be an auxiliary reference: it shall never substitute for the judge's decision in any case, users may decline AI assistance, and accountability remains with the decision-maker. Systems must be lawful, secure, fair and transparent.

Applies to
judges, court-staff, providers
Effective
08 Dec 2022
Current version
Original · 08 Dec 2022
Last verified
04 Sept 2026
Official text
english.court.gov.cn/2022-12/12/c_838810.htm

What the document requires

  • Auxiliary-adjudication principle: AI shall not substitute for judges; results are supplementary references only and users may opt out.
  • Security and legality: no harm to state secrets, network security, data or privacy.
  • Transparency and credibility: systems examined by authoritative entities, with capabilities and limits disclosed.
  • Fairness: prevent discrimination and remain accessible to diverse users.
  • Targets of integrated AI support across judicial work by 2025 and a full framework by 2030.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Originalcurrent2022-12-08Issued 8 December 2022; the official Chinese page on court.gov.cn returned 404 on 4 September 2026.official

Sources

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SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Opinions on Regulating and Strengthening the Applications of Artificial Intelligence in the Judicial Field" (Supreme People's Court of China, Original, 2022-12-08), safelegalai.com/regulation/other/cn-spc-opinions-ai-judicial-application-2022 (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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