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# TITLE: Is it ethical to use AI in the judicial system? [3a8645d35615997dde430e0a8ae4fe7b]
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# PUBLICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
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# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 4
# NUMBER VOTERS: 5
# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 5
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Statement 1 - In general, the use of AI in the judicial system is not currently ethical. The use of AI in the judicial system is a very complex issue. AI has the potential to remove human bias from the judicial system, however, it also has the potential to encode human bias into the system. AI has the potential to remove human error from the judicial system, however, it also has the potential to make errors that humans would not make. The judicial system is a very nuanced and complex system, and AI is not currently advanced enough to be able to handle this complexity. The judicial system requires a level of human interaction that AI is not currently able to provide. AI is a very new and emerging technology and it is not currently ethical to use it in the judicial system. However, as AI evolves and becomes more advanced it is possible that it will become ethical to use AI in the judicial system.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Statement 2 - It is not ethical to use AI in the judicial system at this time. However, in the future, AI could be used in the judicial system in a beneficial way. The concern with using AI at this time is that it is still an emerging technology and it could go wrong, for example, if the algorithm is not set up correctly. AI has been known to invent information which would make it highly unethical to use it in a judicial system. It also needs a lot of training to get it to a point where it can be used in the judicial system and we don’t know if this is possible. It will also not be accepted by the general public because it is seen as not having a soul or moral compass.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Statement 3 - In general, the use of AI in the judicial system is not currently ethical. This is because AI is not yet advanced enough to be able to make the complex decisions required in the judicial system. AI is also not trusted by the public, and this would lead to a lack of confidence in the judicial system. There are some areas of the judicial system where AI could be used, such as in planning appointments and prioritising cases. However, this would be a very limited use of AI.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 4: Statement 4 - In general, the use of AI in the justice system could be useful in some areas, for example where a large number of cases are identical or where it is difficult to assign lawyers. However, given the complexity of the system, the AI is likely to require significant and ongoing support and correction from humans. This means that the AI will have difficulty achieving independence and a sufficiently robust level of fairness. Therefore, the use of AI in the justice system at this time would not be ethical. However, it would be ethical to use AI in the justice system in the future once it has been proven to be unbiased, with proper checks and balances in place.
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1: 3,4,2,1
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