The development of Artificial Intelligence (hereinafter referred to as AI) is transforming various legal service sectors. These changes also include notarial practice. Notaries in carrying out their duties rely on the principles of prudence, authenticity, and professional responsibility. The use of AI can increase efficiency in drafting deeds, verifying documents, analyzing legal data, and managing notarial protocols. On the other hand, the use of AI also raises issues regarding the validity of legal actions, personal data protection, notary accountability, and legal certainty. This needs to be regulated because there are no specific regulations regarding AI in the Indonesian legal system. This research aims to analyze the role of the prudence principle as a foundation for the use of AI in notarial practice and to formulate regulatory directions that can accommodate technological developments without compromising the authentic character of the notary's profession. The research uses a normative juridical method with statutory, conceptual, comparative, and futuristic approaches. Legal materials are analyzed qualitatively through a study of laws, doctrines, decisions, and various international policies regarding AI governance. The research results indicate that Indonesian positive law does not yet provide clear parameters regarding the limits of AI use by notaries, potentially creating legal uncertainty and shifting professional responsibilities. Therefore, the precautionary principle needs to be reconstructed as the basis for establishing AI regulations in the notary sector through regulations concerning the classification of AI use, supervision, algorithm transparency, data protection, and the accountability of notaries as public officials.
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