Context: Indian judiciary embarked on an “ambitious and pioneering” plan to allow judges to take assistance of artificial intelligence (AI) in deciding cases.

About Supreme Court Portal for Assistance in Court's Efficiency (SUPACE)

• It is a tool that collects relevant facts and laws and makes them available to a judge.
• It is designed to make research easier for judges, thereby easing their workload.
• It is unique and is a perfect blend of human intelligence and machine learning.
• It is expected to be initially used on an experimental basis by the judges of Bombay and Delhi High Courts who deal with criminal matters.

Key Benefits

• The system would help the judiciary and the court in reducing delays and pendency of cases.
• The use of AI in judicial work and has pushed for making the justice delivery system efficient through the help of technology. 
• In the future, AI will present a more streamlined, cost effective and time bound means of bringing to fruition the fundamental right of access to justice.

Caution: As CJI said it was the first of its kind in the world as it would collect all the information, much faster than a human being, which a judge would require to decide a case, but it itself will not come out with a decision.