UNESCO Iraq: Intensive course on the use of artificial intelligence in judicial processes

The UNESCO Iraq Office concluded, today, Saturday, an intensive training course for judges of publishing and media courts from Baghdad and the governorates "except the Kurdistan Region", which addressed the mechanisms for employing artificial intelligence in an ethical and legal manner in Iraqi courts. This training comes within the framework of the "Breaking the Silence" project, which aims to enhance government accountability and judicial procedures to protect journalists and combat impunity in its second phase, funded by the Dutch Embassy in Iraq. The training included basic topics related to "smart courts", analysis of legal texts, crime prediction, issuance of decisions, judicial administration, and how these stages are carried out through artificial intelligence. UNESCO also presented global models of courts that rely on artificial intelligence, and models of smart courts. The training also included discussions on crimes committed using or with the assistance of artificial intelligence, and how Iraqi courts can deal with them, as well as a section dedicated to freedom of expression standards and press and media issues, which was moderated by the judge of the publishing court in Baghdad, Judge Amer Hassan. The session concluded with a set of recommendations to develop the path of the Iraqi judiciary in the field of artificial intelligence, in addition to enhancing freedom of expression and the safety of journalists, including emphasizing the prominent role expected to be played by the Iraqi Freedom of Expression Judges Council, which includes 39 male and female judges, as a pioneering model in the Arab region, North Africa and East Asia. Source: National Iraqi News Agency