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Philippine Supreme Court: Senior Associate Justice Leonen Stresses AI's Role Is to Assist, Not Adjudicate
July 11, 2026
MANILA, Philippines, July 11 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release:

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Senior Associate Justice Leonen Stresses AI's Role Is to Assist, Not Adjudicate

Artificial intelligence (AI) has a place in the courts: beside the judge to assist, but never on the bench to decide cases. But for now, only Scriptix, or the voice-to-text transcription, is the allowed AI app. Others will need Supreme Court (SC) En Banc approval.

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