Statement on the Use of Artificial Intelligence.

Shawn Aiken Arbitration uses AI-assisted tools for document organization, record review, legal research, quality control, and drafting. These tools assist; they do not decide. The following principles govern that use.

• Independent judgment. The Arbitrator makes all procedural and merits decisions, factual findings, credibility assessments, legal conclusions, and awards. AI may organize information, summarize materials, identify issues, and generate draft language, but the Arbitrator adopts no AI output without independent review and judgment.
• The record and due process. Factual findings rest on the evidentiary record. The Arbitrator will not rely on case-specific facts generated outside the record without disclosing them to the parties and allowing a reasonable opportunity to comment.
• Verification. The Arbitrator checks substantive AI output against the record and reliable sources. Citations, quotations, record references, calculations, and material factual or legal propositions are independently verified before any order or award is issued.
• Confidentiality and security. Confidential case material is used only with tools reasonably vetted and configured for appropriate confidentiality, security, data-use, and retention controls. Materials are redacted or anonymized where practical, and confidential case material may not be used to train general-purpose AI models.
• AI-assisted transcription. AI-assisted recording or transcription occurs only with appropriate notice and any consent required by applicable law or case order. Transcription runs locally on the Arbitrator’s device. Recordings and transcripts are confidential case material and are not the official record unless the parties agree or the Arbitrator so orders.
• Disclosure. This statement is published on the Arbitrator’s website and referenced in the Arbitrator’s AAA neutral profile. The Arbitrator will make case-specific disclosure when an intended use of generative AI could materially affect the arbitration process or the reasoning behind a decision, and will give the parties a reasonable opportunity to comment. On reasonable request, the Arbitrator will provide further information, subject to confidentiality, security, and the protection of deliberative materials.
• Governance. The Arbitrator reviews this statement and its supporting safeguards regularly and updates them as technology, vendor practices, and professional guidance evolve. Parties may raise questions with the Arbitrator at any time.

Informed by the AAAi Standards for AI in ADR (2025); AAA-ICDR Guidance on Arbitrators’ Use of AI Tools (March 2025); SVAMC Guidelines on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Arbitration (2024); and Ciarb Guideline on the Use of AI in Arbitration (2025).

Version 1.5—June 7, 2026