SCC: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲? A new piece publ...

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲? A new piece published on Kluwer Arbitration Blog explores exactly this question, comparing two emerging models: the SCC Express Dispute Assessment, grounded in institutional rules and human-neutral evaluation, and the AAA's AI Resolution Simulator, launched in March 2026. Authored by SCC Legal Counsel Emma Garrett and SCC Visiting Professional Lexie Gao, the article maps the fundamental design differences between these two approaches and what they mean for practitioners navigating early dispute resolution. Three key takeaways:  • 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀. SCC Express requires the agreement of all parties, ensuring procedural equality and lending the assessment greater legitimacy, with a clear pathway to binding effect.  • 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗜 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲-𝗼𝗳𝗳. Whilst AI-powered tools offer speed and accessibility, questions around bias,…