Statement on the Use of Artificial Intelligence

Shawn Aiken Arbitration uses AI-assisted tools to prepare awards, orders, and memoranda accurately and efficiently. The following principles govern that use.

  • Independent judgment. All findings, conclusions, and decisions rest on the Arbitrator’s independent judgment. No part of the Arbitrator’s mandate is delegated to any AI tool, and AI does not make credibility determinations, legal conclusions, or award decisions.
  • The record governs. The Arbitrator does not rely on AI-generated information outside the record without disclosing it to the parties and allowing comment.
  • Verified authority. The Arbitrator does not rely on AI to generate legal citations; every authority and quotation is verified against trusted sources before an award or order issues.
  • Confidentiality. Party-confidential material is handled only in tools that adequately safeguard confidentiality, is not used to train AI models, and is redacted or anonymized where practical, consistent with AAA-ICDR cybersecurity practices and the SVAMC Guidelines. Document management and certain document-search/summarization features use LexWorkplace (Uptime Legal), which in turn uses OpenAI's Enterprise API as a subprocessor under a no-training, 30-day-retention configuration.
  • AI-assisted transcription. Where AI is used to transcribe a hearing or conference, it is performed locally on the Arbitrator’s device; recordings and transcripts are handled as confidential case material.
  • Disclosure. This standing disclosure also appears on the Arbitrator’s AAA neutral profile. On a party’s request, or where a matter warrants it, Shawn Aiken Arbitration will provide further detail about how AI was used.
  • Governance. This statement is reviewed regularly and updated as technology and professional guidance evolve. Questions may be raised with the practice at any time.

Grounded in the AAAi Standards for AI in ADR and the SVAMC Guidelines on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Arbitration (1st ed. 2024).

Version 1.2—June 2, 2026, 10:01 AM MST. Shawn Aiken Arbitration. Reviewed periodically.