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AI Reshapes Legal Landscape: Opportunities and Challenges Unveiled
6 Nov
Summary
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According to the article, former Supreme Court judge and Karnataka State Border and River Protection Commission chairman Justice Shivaraj Patil warned that there is no escape from the impact and influence of artificial intelligence (AI) across sectors, including the legal field. Delivering his address at the annual convocation of Karnataka State Law University (KSLU) on November 6, 2025, he stated that the rapid adoption of AI in legal research, contract drafting, document management, and judgment translation reveals both vast opportunities and complex challenges.
Justice Patil cautioned that "This generation holds the responsibility to ensure that technology remains a tool of justice -- not its substitute." He emphasized that privacy, dignity, and due process must be upheld even in the digital age, and the Rule of Law must continue to be the cornerstone of governance and social order.




