Chief Justice of India Bhushan R. Gavai on Monday said the judiciary is well aware of the misuse of artificial intelligence (AI), including the spread of morphed images of judges, but also emphasised that it is the executive’s role to decide on regulating such technologies.

“We have seen our morphed pictures too,” remarked the CJI during the hearing of a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a legal and policy framework for the use of Generative AI (GenAI) in judicial and quasi-judicial systems. He added, “…this is essentially a policy matter. It is for the executive to take a call.”

The bench, which also included Justice K Vinod Chandran, indicated that it was not inclined to intervene, noting that matters involving emerging technology governance fall within the policymaking domain.

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