The Research and Oversight of AI in Courts Act of 2026 directs the Attorney General to establish a 15-member task force within 60 days to study how artificial intelligence speech-to-text and automatic speech recognition technologies affect U.S. courts. The task force will examine whether these AI tools accurately transcribe court proceedings, whether they affect people with speech impediments or accents, what security risks they pose, and how they impact court costs and record integrity. Members will include federal judges, court clerks, and outside experts in civil liberties and record-keeping, but cannot have financial ties to AI companies. The task force must submit a comprehensive report to Congress within 18 months covering these issues and recommending whether AI-generated court records should display watermarks or include metadata indicating AI involvement. The task force receives no dedicated funding—members are unpaid volunteers who can be reimbursed for travel expenses—and automatically dissolves once the final report is submitted.
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