“Trust, but verify”: Experts discusses AI governance, ethics and accountability at IAC Eurasia Arbitration Week 2026

At the International Arbitration Centre (IAC) Eurasia Arbitration Week 2026 in Astana, Kazakhstan, a panel titled “AI in Arbitration: Appropriate Use, Limits & Ethics” brought together practitioners from arbitral institutions, legal tech firms, and private practice. Moderated by Jue Li of LegalGo Intelligence, panelists Alexandre Vagenheim (Jus Mundi), Ziping Wei (CIETAC), Filip Nordlund (Legora), Dr. Kabir Duggal (Columbia Law School/Akin Gump), and Christopher Campbell-Holt OBE (AIFC Court/IAC) examined AI’s growing integration into arbitration workflows, from case management and document summarisation to arbitrator selection and award drafting. They highlighted benefits such as increased efficiency, expanded access for smaller firms, and improved multilingual services, while cautioning against over-reliance on AI, especially for decision‑making, and stressed the principle "trust, but verify" to counter hallucinations and errors. Discussion covered transparency and disclosure requirements, the "black box" problem, accountability for AI‑generated mistakes, and the need for clear guidelines that preserve procedural fairness, confidentiality, and equality of arms. Panelists agreed that AI should assist, not replace, human judgment, and called for ongoing collaboration to develop practical, jurisdiction‑sensitive guidance that ensures AI enhances, rather than undermines, the administration of justice.

(Source：Scconline)