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Judicial Yuan statement on generative-AI judgment drafting for criminal cases

Judicial Yuan, Information Department

last revised 2023-08-27last verified 2026-09-041 versioncountry page →

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Judicial Yuan press release of 27 August 2023 describing its generative-AI system that drafts judgment text for dangerous-driving and fraud-accessory cases, with drug offences piloted from December 2023. Fact-finding, application of law and sentencing remain entirely with the judge; the model is fine-tuned and hosted on-premises to protect privacy and official secrets.

Applies to
judges, court-staff
Effective
27 Aug 2023
Current version
Original · 27 Aug 2023
Last verified
04 Sept 2026
Official text
www.judicial.gov.tw/tw/cp-1887-929494-8a9fb-1.html

What the document requires

  • Judges alone determine facts, law and sentence; the system provides draft text only.
  • On-premises deployment; case data is not sent to external services.
  • Limited to specified offence types.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Originalcurrent2023-08-27Press release announcing the on-premises drafting system and the intention to adopt AI guidelines.official

Sources

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SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Judicial Yuan statement on generative-AI judgment drafting for criminal cases" (Judicial Yuan, Information Department, Original, 2023-08-27), safelegalai.com/regulation/other/tw-judicial-yuan-generative-ai-judgment-drafting-2023 (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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