A UK judge, esteemed in the judicial system, recently posited that A.I. might take over in certain trials, replacing actual judges at some point.
The Master of the Rolls of England and Wales, Geoffrey Vos, opines that A.I. technology could replace humans in certain U.K. court cases in the foreseeable future.
Despite warnings from others in the tech industry to pause research until regulations can keep up, the senior judge has encouraged the legal professions in multiple countries to maintain utilizing generative artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, both inside and outside of court.
Geoffrey Vos says:
“You will probably all have seen that when GPT-3.5 took the Bar exams (US ones, I imagine) not long ago, it came in the bottom 10 per cent, but when GPT-4 took them just recently, it came in the top 10 per cent,”
“This demonstrates the speed at which generative AI is developing. It perhaps makes the point that there is a real possibility that AI may become more intelligent and capable than humans,”
“It is obvious that these advances will affect the legal world as much as any other part of our society.”
The U.K. court system’s senior judge drew attention to the exorbitant cost of leading commercial cases in courts, proposing using A.I. adjudication to make civil justice proceedings cheaper and faster for businesses. This could result in easier resolutions being reached more effectively.
Vos emphasizes the necessity for automated decision-making to be explicitly identified, with an avenue of appeal to a human court system if required. He believes such a shift is needed to build trust and ensure fairness.
The suggestion to replace judges with AI bots in UK courts is a complex and controversial issue that requires careful consideration. While AI technology has the potential to transform the legal system, it’s crucial to ensure that the principles of justice and fairness are upheld and that the technology is transparent, accountable, and free from bias. It will be interesting to see how this debate develops in the coming years and what role AI will ultimately play in the legal system.
Source: BritMax News
