Dutch lower court uses GenAI in a ruling
| Court | Court of Gelderland |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Parties | Natural persons (anonymised) |
| Date Claim Issued | Unclear |
| Type of Claim | Claim for compensation in connection with loss of return from solar panels due to neighboring roof construction. |
| Status as at February 2025 | The judgment was issued on 7 June 2024 |
| Summary of Key Background Facts | Please be referred to 'CMS Comment'. |
| Remedies sought | Please be referred to 'CMS Comment'. |
| Summary of key legal arguments | Please be referred to 'CMS Comment'. |
| CMS Comment | The Dutch Court of Gelderland cited ChatGPT in its judgment, using it to estimate the lifespan of solar panels and the current electricity price per kWh in a property dispute. While this is the first officially documented use of AI in a Dutch ruling, a court spokesperson noted that judges may have used it before without explicitly stating so. The ruling does not specify which ChatGPT version was used or the exact prompts entered. This case highlights the growing role of AI in judicial decision-making, raising questions about transparency and the reliability of AI-generated information in legal proceedings. |
