Fri Jun 23, 2023 – 12:42 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — England’s second highest judge stated that he thinks Artificial Intelligence (AI) programs will decide court cases in the future.
The Master of Rolls, the second highest judge in England and Wales, Sir Geoffrey Vos, said that “I believe that it [AI] may also, at some stage, be used to take some (at first, very minor) decisions.”
Vos made these comments during the Law and Technology Conference, according to the Daily Mail.
“I have already said that I have no doubt that lawyers will not be able to stand aside from the uses of generative AI,” the high-level judge said.
“Clients will insist that all tools available are at least considered for application within the delivery of legal services.”
“But will judicial decisions be taken by machines rather than judges? As many of you will know, we are introducing in England and Wales a digital justice system that will allow citizens and businesses to go online to be directed to the most appropriate online pre-action portal or dispute resolution forum.”
“That digital justice system will ultimately culminate at the end of what I regard as a ‘funnel’
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