{
  "id": 5834429,
  "title": "Quebec courts say generative AI cannot replace judges’ reasoning",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/quebec-courts-say-generative-ai-cannot-replace-judges-reasoning-5834429",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-05T20:44:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
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    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12049197/quebec-judge-ai/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Quebec's courts have issued new guidelines restricting the use of generative artificial intelligence by judges, emphasizing that judicial reasoning, assessment of evidence, and deliberation must remain fundamentally human responsibilities. The 10-page document, jointly adopted by multiple courts, states that while generative AI can be used for certain supporting tasks, it cannot replace the exclusive responsibility of judges in making decisions, analyzing facts, determining outcomes, or drafting parts of a decision. The guidelines warn that existing AI tools rely on opaque algorithms and that there is currently no approved, secure institutional generative AI tool available to judges. Judges are instructed to verify AI-generated material and acknowledge that any errors cannot be attributed to the tool used, as the judge remains fully accountable for the final result.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Quebec courts say generative AI cannot replace judges’ reasoning",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/quebec-courts-say-generative-ai-cannot-replace-judges-reasoning",
        "published": "2026-09-05T19:54:09.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Quebec courts say generative AI cannot replace judges’ reasoning",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/quebec-courts-say-generative-ai-cannot-replace-judges-reasoning-5836268",
        "published": "2026-09-05T20:44:14.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}