Algorithms become the arbiters of determinations about individuals (e.g. government benefits, granting licenses, pre-sentencing and sentencing, granting parole). Whilst AI tools may be used to mitigate human biases and for speed and lower costs of trials, there is evidence that it may enforce biases by using characteristics such as postcode or social economic level as a proxy for ethnicity.
The use of commercial AI tools such speech recognition – which have been shown to be less reliable for non-white speakers – can actively harm some groups when criminal justice agencies use them to transcribe courtroom proceedings.
Sophisticated computational techniques, known as machine-learning algorithms, increasingly underpin advances in business practices, from investment banking to product marketing and self-driving cars. Machine learning—the foundation of artificial intelligence—portends vast changes to the private sect… This article highlights the benefits of artificial intelligence in adjudication and making law in terms of improving accuracy, reducing human biases […]
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The impact of AI on litigation. The current use of AI in reviewing documents, predicting outcome of cases and predicting success rates for lawyers. This article highlights concerns about fallibility and the need of human oversight.
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We examine the impact of artificial intelligence on the UK’s legal sector
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Law Society partner and equity crowdfunding platfrom Seedrs explains how developments within AI are taking law firms and solicitors to the next level. A article on how AI can be used in adjudication and law in general. It highlights that although AI has vast potential, there is not a broad adoption so far.
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