AI & Law: Judges and Role Reversible Judgment

Closely exploring the judicial aspects of role reversible judgment amongst trial judges

by Dr. Lance B. Eliot

For a free podcast of this article, visit this link https://ai-law.libsyn.com/website or find our AI & Law podcast series on Spotify, iTunes, iHeartRadio, plus on other audio services. For the latest trends about AI & Law, visit our website www.ai-law.legal

Key briefing points about this article:

• AI is increasingly being infused into the practice of law
• A great deal of debate centers on whether AI will be suitable in the role of judges
• One argument is that AI won’t have a first-person perspective and only third-person
• Without the capacity to walk in the shoes of another there is concern over AI judgments
• Counterarguments include AI as judicial neutrality, plus AI embodiment of sentimentality

Introduction

Are you able to see the world through the eyes of others?

Some believe that only those with an empathetic bent can best serve in the role of an attorney or that of a judge. Humans can comprehend what other humans are feeling and what they are enduring. Presumably, this is hidden and an assumed requisite for serving in the law and only found in humans, ostensibly lacking in automation.