The fact that big data management applications (what will look and be called “artificial intelligence”) will replace high-prestige intellectual work has not only been announced, but has already begun. Robotic surgery, for example, is a reality—for those public health systems (or private companies) that have the necessary money to invest in these systems.
Could one imagine courts (trials) with extensive involvement of “artificial intelligence”? Many around here would reject it indignantly (whom would you bribe?); elsewhere, however, they are discussing it seriously.
Last July, the legislative committee of the French Senate set up a working group to investigate the possibilities and problems of automation in the courts, in current routine trials. This is because, in specific cases, “legal applications” and similar programs (LegalTech) are already in use: the legal departments of large corporations use them for drafting “smart contracts,” secure exchange of court documents, mobile apps for confidential client updates, and/or robotic secretarial support.
The constitutional court of France recently decided not to legalize “automated trials,” citing concerns about the protection of personal data. What could “automated trials” be? Suitable algorithms into which all the data of a case would be input (formatted), so that—based on appropriately structured legislation—the appropriate decisions would emerge with a simple command…
It may seem repulsive – but are courtrooms more attractive?