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Clint Slogrove and Nicolas Huertas | Blakes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lawyers\u2019 reliance on generative AI tools (GenAI) for substantive legal work has been at the forefront of legal news in the last few years \u2014 often for the\u00a0wrong reasons<\/a>. Used properly, however, GenAI can make substantive legal work more efficient. Usually, discussions about the use of GenAI for legal work focus on its use by parties or their legal counsel, but an emerging aspect of this technology is its use by judges and arbitrators.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Developing Guides and GenAI Use Cases for Arbitrators<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

While arbitration bodies have started developing guidelines for the use of GenAI by arbitrators, there is still a large gap between the obligations expressly directed at the parties and the thin guidance offered to decision-makers. Many of the guiding principles directed at decision-makers are subsumed into the overarching obligation of procedural fairness generally, coupled with the obligation for arbitrators to make their own decisions based only on material from the parties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIARB) has issued a\u00a0Guideline on the Use of AI in Arbitration<\/a>, which includes specific guidance for arbitrators. Although the use of GenAI is discretionary, the Guideline provides that arbitrators are responsible for all aspects of an award, regardless of any GenAI assistance with the decision-making process. The Guideline also emphasizes that arbitrators should not relinquish their decision-making powers. Specifically, arbitrators are expected to avoid delegating legal analysis, research, interpretation of fact and law, or application of the law to any GenAI tool. The Guideline is fully discussed in our previous bulletin,\u00a0CIArb Issues Its First Guidelines for the Use of AI in Arbitration<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Embracing the rapid development and advantages of GenAI, the American Arbitration Association (AAA) recently introduced its\u00a0AI Arbitrator<\/a>\u00a0that has been trained specifically on AAA construction awards. It parses the parties\u2019 claims, analyzes the evidence, applies the law and drafts a proposed award. However, the AAA keeps a human in the loop: a human arbitrator reviews and revises the award as necessary before issuing it.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The AAA emphasizes that every decision made by the AI Arbitrator ultimately involves a human arbitrator and that \u201chuman legal judgment remains central at every step.\u201d The AI Arbitrator is designed to \u201cempower, not replace\u201d human arbitrators. In a similar vein, in March 2026, the AAA launched the\u00a0Resolution Simulator<\/a>, a tool that generates non-binding decisions modelling how a neutral arbitrator might analyze claims, counterclaims and legal arguments. The purpose of this tool is to assist parties in assessing the strengths and weaknesses of their cases, not issuing a binding decision.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GenAI can increase efficiency and reduce costs. However, adoption of this tool needs to be done in both a substantively and procedurally fair manner. While some institutions like AAA and the Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Centre already offer guidelines to arbitrators, not all the major institutions have done so \u2014 although it is likely that they will all follow suit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Challenges Arising from the Use of GenAI <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A petition filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (LaPaglia v. Valve Corp.<\/em><\/a>) highlights the risks when decision-makers use GenAI. In\u00a0LaPaglia<\/em>, the petitioner sought to set aside an arbitrator\u2019s final award, in part because the arbitrator purportedly relied on GenAI to draft his decision. Among other grounds, Mr. LaPaglia argued that by outsourcing decision-making to GenAI, the arbitrator exceeded his jurisdiction: \u201c[j]ust as courts have vacated awards when the decision-making is outsourced to a person other than the arbitrator appointed, so too must a court vacate when that decision-making is outsourced to an AI.\u201d The Court dismissed the petition on jurisdictional grounds, leaving untested the true implications of the alleged conduct of the arbitrator and his reliance on GenAI.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While not in the arbitral context, in\u00a0United States of America v. Bradley Heppner<\/em><\/a>, the Southern District of New York held that records of a party\u2019s communications with a GenAI tool that \u201coutlined what he might argue with respect to the facts and the law\u201d were not protected by attorney-client privilege. Given the express terms of the GenAI tool\u2019s privacy policy, the Court held that the defendant had no reasonable expectation of privacy over the information provided and \u2014 most importantly \u2014 the GenAI was not a lawyer, so there was no attorney-client relationship. Ultimately, all of his \u201cconversations\u201d with the AI tool were held to be producible. This is further explored in our recent bulletin,\u00a0AI and Legal Privilege: Practical Considerations From Emerging Case Law<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until institutional rules expressly delineate the acceptable use of GenAI, parties are strongly advised to set out their expectations when drafting the terms of the arbitration, or Procedural Order 1. Particularly in arbitration, where parties are usually bound by strict confidentiality obligations, serious issues can arise from the unfettered use of GenAI tools by both parties and their chosen decision-maker. If the parties\u2019 rules are set out early in the arbitration, it will limit the challenges that could arise further down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

As GenAI tools continue to evolve and become more embedded in arbitration practice, arbitrators, counsel and institutions alike will need to continue establishing clear guidelines and best practices to ensure that efficiency gains do not come at the expense of fairness, confidentiality or the integrity of the arbitral process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Clint Slogrove and Nicolas Huertas | Blakes Lawyers\u2019 reliance on generative AI tools (GenAI) for substantive legal work has been at the forefront of legal news in the last few years \u2014 often for the\u00a0wrong reasons. Used properly, however, GenAI can make substantive legal work more efficient. 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