Ghana's Judiciary Must Embrace AI Literacy - Justice Ackaah Boafo
Accra, Ghana - 20 June, 2025 - Supreme Court nominee Justice Kweku Tawiah Ackaah-Boafo is pushing for Ghana's judiciary to embrace the digital age, advocating for judges to become literate in artificial intelligence (AI) to keep pace with global trends in legal practice.
During his vetting before Parliament's Appointments Committee, Justice Ackaah-Boafo emphasized the importance of equipping judges with the knowledge to engage AI responsibly.
The growing influence of AI on legal systems worldwide has raised concerns about its potential impact on the judiciary. While AI can enhance efficiency and accuracy in legal proceedings, it also poses risks of abuse and manipulation. Justice Ackaah-Boafo stressed the need for clear regulations to guide the adoption of AI tools in judicial processes.
Citing examples from Canada and the UK, Justice Ackaah-Boafo highlighted the importance of establishing guidelines for judges to navigate the complexities of AI.
He recommended that the Ghanaian judiciary prioritize AI literacy, enabling judges to identify potential pitfalls and ensure the integrity of the legal process.
“I will highly recommend the Judiciary to be AI literate. The Judiciary in Ghana must endeavour to make the Judiciary AI literate because that is the new trend. However, we need to be very careful engaging this because if we are all literate and as to how it operates, then we are on the front-end and then we will be able to know the dangers associated with this.
“Many countries like Canada and the U.K. have guidelines for judges, and so while I recommend that A.I literacy should be embraced by the judiciary, then we will be required to have guidelines to guide judges so that when lawyers have filed the processes with hallucinations, we will be able to know it and address it,” he stated.
Source: Lead News Online
