«Robot» present about the accused

Mohammed Salem Al Ali

11 May 2023

Artificial intelligence technologies for performing legal tasks are a revolutionary approach in the field of law, because they will change all the traditional methods and systems that people have been familiar with for decades and centuries, and they also carry within them radical solutions to all the controversial issues that have beset this sector. Accuracy no matter how much data needs to be processed, it can also employ deep analytics to identify patterns and predict outcomes in legal cases, which will help both lawyers and judges make safer and more accurate decisions.

Perhaps what gives it the advantage in this context is its high transparency, which will inevitably increase people's confidence in the legal system, in addition to the possibility of providing its service to all people at any time and through specialized and relevant electronic platforms, and most importantly its very low cost compared to human lawyers, which will make it a destination for everyone who cannot afford the costs of traditional legal services.

It is worth noting here that the future of artificial intelligence in the field of law is not limited to AI lawyers or virtual assistants who rely on a huge set of software algorithms while dealing with legal issues, but it goes much beyond that to include automating documents and drafting contracts, conducting legal research on specific cases, analyzing past legal cases and predicting the possible outcomes of future cases, based on their data, and artificial intelligence can help settle Online legal disputes, which will help reduce time and cost reduction, such as the fast self-litigation system (smart judge), implemented by the Rental Disputes Center in Dubai.

In addition to all of the above, here is a pioneering issue related to the "robot" judge, a computer program that uses artificial intelligence techniques to simulate the decision-making abilities that characterize the human judge; I say pioneering because the issue is still in its early stages of development, and it needs a lot of work and efforts, because issues such as bias and error in decision-making, or what is related to the ethics of using artificial intelligence, are issues with serious consequences for people's lives, and need a lot of thought and deliberation.

In general, we can say that legal artificial intelligence techniques are gradually replacing humans everywhere, in the illiterate United States.

Rakia uses predictive analysis tools in assessing the risk of committing crimes in addition to bail and sentencing notifications, and in Estonia an artificial judge is used to assist human judges in administrative tasks, such as identifying discrepancies in legal documents, and in Canada and Australia artificial intelligence tools are used to help in legal research and document review, as well as in South Africa, where artificial intelligence systems are used to provide legal advice to citizens who cannot afford a lawyer, while in the Kingdom The Digital Cases System (DCS) is an online platform that allows the management and processing of cases within the criminal justice system.

China also has a long history in this field, through the smart court that dates back to 2017, where this court, which combines artificial intelligence technologies and the legal system, has succeeded in improving the efficiency and transparency of court procedures, and is now widespread throughout China.

There is no doubt that there are ethical and privacy challenges, but all these concerns will inevitably be addressed in a transparent and proactive manner, and very soon the day when an artificial lawyer will plead before an artificial judge, and between the walls of a virtual court whose only goal is to achieve justice for all.

Founder of Suhail Smart Solutions

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