The Singapore Courts have issued the "Guide on the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools by Court Users" (the "Guide"), which applies from 1 October 2024, to all matters in the Supreme Court, the State Courts (including the Small Claims Tribunals, the Employment Claims Tribunals and the Community Disputes Resolution Tribunals) and the Family Justice Courts.

Generally, the Court does not prohibit the use of Generative AI tools to prepare Court Documents, provided that the Guide is complied with.

The Guide does not change a Court User’s duty to continue to comply with the relevant legislation, rules, codes of conduct and Practice Directions.

• (a) Where the Court User is a lawyer, the lawyer’s duty to comply with the rules of professional conduct remains. Lawyers continue to have a professional obligation to ensure that materials they put before the Courts are independently verified, accurate, true, and appropriate.

• (b) Where the Court User is a Self-Represented Person, he or she is also responsible for ensuring that all information provided to the Court is independently verified, accurate, true, and appropriate.
  

The Court maintains a neutral stance on the use of Generative AI tools. It is important to emphasise that Generative AI is a tool, and any output generated should only be used on the basis that the Court User assumes full responsibility for the output. Unless specifically asked for by the Court, pre-emptive declaration of the use of Generative AI is not required, as the responsibility for any resulting content ultimately rests with the Court User.

Please refer to the full Guide for more details and additional elaboration.