Bengalureans help modernise the judiciary through transcription technology.
Story so far: Three Bengaluru-based professionals developed an AI-powered tool TERES (Technology Enabled Resolution), to help the Supreme Court convert arguments into text during live proceedings. The apex court made history last week by using TERES to upload the text of the Shiv Sena hearing by evening on the same day.
- The creators used AI’s Natural Language Processing abilities to convert speech to text. CJI DY Chandrachud was impressed by the idea when he witnessed the three Bengalureans presenting it at the Delhi Arbitration Weekend.
- CJI Chandrachud professes that if the current experiment with live transcription succeeds, especially in the constitution bench matters, the transcription service will become permanent.
Why this matters? Transcribing is a win-win situation for all parties involved in the judicial system. It will motivate attorneys to present their cases clearly, ensure a wise selection of words, and not talk over each other. Judges will refrain from prohibited practices like sarcasm for the fear of being taken literally.
- It will help lawyers refer to notes from previous hearings and law students to analyse proceedings better. By expediting and improving transcription, TERES improves the entire process accountability.