Technology may be a powerful ally, but justice will always remain a profoundly human enterprise, Supreme Court judge Justice Surya Kant said, cautioning that while artificial intelligence can support legal processes, it can never substitute the human element of justice.

Delivering the keynote address at the 29th National Law Conference organised by the Bar Association of Sri Lanka in Kandy, Justice Surya Kant said that as courts and lawyers increasingly rely on artificial intelligence, data analytics, and digital systems, they must remember that “the essence of our calling lies not in data or algorithms, but in conscience and compassion.”

“Artificial intelligence may assist in researching authorities, generating drafts, or highlighting inconsistencies, but it cannot perceive the tremor i

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