Arabic version: تسمانيا تراجع استخدام الذكاء الاصطناعي في قرارات الإفراج المشروط

According to ABC News, Tasmania’s Justice Department will review whether artificial intelligence was used to inform past Tasmanian Parole Board decisions and whether it affected outcomes.

The review follows findings involving convicted murderer Susan Neill-Fraser, who was released on parole in 2022 after serving 13 years in prison for the 2009 murder of her partner, Bob Chappell. A condition preventing her from speaking to the media about her alleged innocence or claimed wrongful conviction was removed earlier this week.

Justice Stephen Estcourt ruled the condition denied Neill-Fraser procedural fairness, was legally unreasonable and created uncertainty. He also found the parole board had relied on a document citing case law that was “fictitious” and likely “AI hallucinations” when it imposed the condition.

Attorney-General Guy Barnett said he would write to the parole board seeking an explanation of its professional standards. The department said it could not comment further while its review was under way, while the parole board said it does not comment on individual matters.

Greg Barns SC of the Prisoner’s Legal Service said anyone involved in generating the false case law used in Neill-Fraser’s matter should resign or be sacked. Opposition parties supported a review of past cases to determine how widespread the issue may be.