'Robot lawyer' creator says a lot of attorneys 'should be replaced' by AI
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Next month, an AI-powered program will defend a case in a U.S. court through a smartphone.
The idea behind the tech is to make defending yourself against injustice accessible to everyone.
But they’re not the first to use AI in court. China has been developing a “smart court” system since 2016.
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Next month, a defendant is going to contest his case using a program trained by artificial intelligence (AI).
It will auto-respond from a smartphone through an earpiece to the defendant. It's Siri meets Atticus Finch. But is that a winning formula?
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