The Arizona Supreme Court will now use AI-generated reporters to explain the court’s decisions and opinions on social media, and the court says information from the AI reporters will come directly from the justices.
Those are the AI reporters the court hopes will bring more public awareness to the Arizona judiciary. The justices will write scripts about the court’s recent actions for the AI reporters to present via video on platforms like X and Facebook.
Alberto Rodriguez, a spokesperson for the court, said they've implemented safeguards to combat potential misinformation.
“They’re customized for a reason. They’re not off the shelf, because we don’t want a bad actor to go in and purchase the avatars and use them for nefarious things," he said.
Rodriguez added this is the court’s first step in reaching people who consume news on social media.
“Obviously, we have some challenges with that broader understanding from a civics perspective, but again, we try to be as accessible as possible and as educational as possible," he said.
He also said the AI reporters were customized by the court in an effort to counter bad actors who might try to use the reporters to spread misinformation. The first video with the AI reporters explaining a decision from the justices was released Wednesday.
