AI is the new lifeblood of numerous industries – so why not engage in legislations? AI provides extraordinary benefits as well as risks for the legal industry same as in the other industries. Predictive analytics can be highly risky within a court framework. Many experts in AI claim that in the future, AI will be a major replacement for human jobs. Yet, should AI completely replace judges and legal officials within a courtroom? Sounds bizarre, doesn’t it?
Tech and today’s courtrooms
China presently has over 100 robots in courts across the nation intending to effectively seek progress to attain a ‘smart’ justice system. These robots claim to recover case histories and past decisions, thereby reducing the workload of authorities. In some American states, predictive algorithms are being implemented that help with reducing the burden on the judicial structure.
AI in courtroom action
An application named Intelligent Trial 1.0 is already diminishing appointed judges’ responsibilities by filtering through materials and delivering electronic court documents and case materials.
The inculcation of artificial intelligence in the legal domain facilitates the judges with extraordinary resources; however, it cannot replace the judges’ expertise under any circumstance. An application christened ‘Intelligent Trial 1.0’ is already lessening the responsibilities of appointed judges’ by filtering materials and delivering electronic court documents and case materials.
Robot judges v/s Human judges – a dilemma
Robot judges will be attached with cameras that recognize and retain unpredictable speech patterns, a sudden rise in body temperature as well as hand and eye movements. Information will then undergo a meticulous analysis to proclaim an error-free judgment declaring whether a defendant or witness is innocent or not. However, most senior judges will not forfeit their positions, mainly since they will be required to set lawfully binding precedents, make new laws, and regulate appeals.
Artificial intelligence algorithms are imperfect as they initially need to be coded by humans, no matter which field. This will indeed add an unintended bias from the very beginning.
It is still unbelievable that technologies may become boundless and it is to be seen how various governments and legal authorities will decide to monitor their use. Intense existential questions about AI judging are being held up against justice administrations across the globe. Hence, today it is difficult to foresee the future direction of Artificial Intelligence’s effort in the legal system.
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