AI Use In Arbitration Proceedings: A Process To Manage, Not A Tool To Limit

A New Layer in Arbitral Practice

Artificial intelligence (“AI”) is rapidly becoming part of everyday legal practice, and arbitration is no exception. From drafting submissions to analyzing large volumes of documents, AI tools are increasingly present throughout arbitral proceedings.

The real question, however, is not whether AI is being used, but how its use should be managed within the arbitral process. In this respect, the need for regulatory and procedural guidance on the use of AI has increasingly come to the forefront. Various soft law instruments have already been introduced to address this emerging issue, and among them “Guideline on the Use of AI in Arbitration”¹ published by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (“CIArb”) and the “SVAMC Guidelines on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Arbitration”² published by the Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center (“SVAMC”), reflect a clear shift: rather than restricting AI, the focus is on integrating it into the