Technology,
Law Practice
Jan. 22, 2021
Confining AI-based autonomous judges to the lower courts
There is much debate about the eventual use of AI in the judicial capacity of judges. For sake of argument, let’s explore the perennially floated idea that AI-based autonomous judges would serve only in the lower courts and not become esteemed members of the higher courts.
Lance Eliot
Chief AI Scientist
Techbrium Inc.
Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a Stanford Fellow and a world-renowned expert on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Law with over 6.8+ million amassed views of his AI columns. As a seasoned executive and high-tech entrepreneur, he combines practical industry experience with deep academic research and serves as a Stanford Fellow at Stanford University.
There is a lot of heated discussion about the role of artificial intelligence when it comes to the act of being a judge (often lamentably referred to as "robo-judges," an expression generally of lackluster value).
In the case of AI that is semi-autonomous and likely to be nothing more than a supplemental aid to a human judge, there is little argument that such high-tech would be a handy sidekick. Perhaps such AI could tidy up the lo...
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