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Verfassungsblog · November 6, 2026 · On the brief until November 20, 2026

AI, Epistemic Loss and Troubled Visions for Legal Pluralism

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THE AI ANGLE
Erasing non-Western knowledge systems and customary legal practices

Generative AI tools and digital archives draw mostly on Western datasets and formal state court records. This practice ignores vernacular arts and customary dispute systems in the Global South. For researchers in law, philosophy, and anthropology, automated systems risk eliminating community knowledge and narrowing legal pluralism.

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THE TEACHING ANGLE
Consider whether training legal AI on formal databases erases the contextual compromises found in community dispute resolution.

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