Inserting AI into every aspect of the legal system?

http://sifisheriessciences.com/journal/index.php/journal/article/view/1357

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND FUTURE IN LAW

Artificial Intelligence is a technology that uses human-like intelligence to automate specific types of tasks. In the field of law, AI is being used to review documents and legal databases, saving time and effort. It is also being used to make legal research more efficient and effective. However, the idea of AI as a substitute for judges raises concerns related to legal reasoning, general propositions and universal principles, logical reasoning, and application of law to facts. The objective of this paper is to provide a comprehensive overview of the key issues and challenges in the field, as well as to present the latest research findings and developments. The paper begins by discussing the background and significance of the topic, followed by an analysis of the existing literature and research studies. The methodology used in this study is also described, including the data collection and analysis techniques. The paper then presents the main results and findings of the study, highlighting the most significant contributions to the field. The implications and applications of the findings are also discussed, along with their potential impact on future research and practice. The paper concludes by summarizing the key points and suggesting directions for future research. Overall, this paper provides valuable insights and knowledge for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers interested in this particular topic.

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http://lac.gmu.edu/publications/2023/How%20Intelligent%20is%20AI.pdf

How Intelligent is Artificial Intelligence?

Following the writing of my latest books on critical thinking in law and intelligence analysis (Schum and Tecuci, 2023; Tecuci and Schum, 2023; Tecuci, 2023), I was interviewed by Dr. Yvonne McDermott Rees (Professor of Law at Swansea University in the UK), from Evidence Dialogues (https://evidencedialogues.wordpress.com/ ). She asked me about ChatGPT and how this and other AI systems could be used in Law. These were, in essence, my answers.

Perhaps we need new rules for evidence. We definitely need tools to detect deep fakes.

https://www.salon.com/2023/04/15/deepfake-videos-are-so-convincing--and-so-easy-to-make--that-they-pose-a-political/

Deepfake videos are so convincing — and so easy to make — that they pose a political threat

No one wants to be falsely accused of saying or doing something that will destroy their reputation. Even more nightmarish is a scenario where, despite being innocent, the fabricated "evidence" against a person is so convincing that they are unable to save themselves. Yet thanks to a rapidly advancing type of artificial intelligence (AI) known as "deepfake" technology, our near-future society will be one where everyone is at great risk of having exactly that nightmare come true.

Deepfakes — or videos that have been altered to make a person's face or body appear to do something they did not in fact do — are increasingly used to spread misinformation and smear their targets. Political, religious and business leaders are already expressing alarm by the viral spread of deepfakes that maligned prominent figures like former US President Donald Trump, Pope Francis and Twitter CEO Elon Musk. Perhaps most ominously, a deepfake of Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy attempted to dupe Ukrainians into believing their military had surrendered to Russia.

Update.

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4394591

Global Information Technologies: Ethics and the Law

This is the 2023 edition of Global Information Technologies: Ethics and the Law (Second Edition West Academic Press), which uses the latest legal cases, statutory developments, and mass culture references to apply computer ethics in a global setting. Computer law and ethical dilemmas are presented in an applied format, using concrete legal disputes, regulatory actions, and court decisions to demonstrate that law is codified ethics. This thoroughly updated Second Edition addresses legal and ethical dilemmas created by recent advances in artificial intelligence, smart contracts, biometrics, drones, robotics, 3D printing, crypto currencies, smart contracts, the Internet of Things, and other evolving information technologies. Five leading ethical approaches: (1) Consequentialism, (2) Virtue and Duty Theory, (3) Conflict Perspective, (4) Social Contract Theory and (5) Libertarianism are operationalized in every chapter by applying them to recent legal developments and policy disputes. The five moral perspectives provide practical guidance on how to apply ethics and the law to diverse activities such as negotiating or litigating computer contracts, introducing software products into the marketplace, protecting website users from crimes and torts, and safeguarding online intellectual property rights. This is the first book to highlight the intersection between law and ethics in torts, cybercrimes, privacy, contracts, and all four branches of intellectual property law. Each substantive chapter ends with thoughtful review exercises to help the reader analyze the ethical and legal dilemmas posed by topics such as Internet monitoring, privacy, and intellectual property rights. Case studies are based upon legal opinions and regulations from the United States, the European Union, China, and the rest of the world.

The ancient Greeks had AI?

https://rednie.eco.unc.edu.ar/files/DT/232.pdf

Big Data, Algorithms, AI, Ethics, and the Economy: An Aristotelian Perspective

While a growing body of literature points to the advantages of using algorithms in big data processing, as well as applying them to artificial intelligence (AI), in order to achieve a desired output, it also warns about the pitfalls and perils in algorithm decision-making. Algorithms and AI are the machines and big data is the new oil. Criticisms come from different fields: legal, social, political, medical, and the economic. They argue that algorithms have the power to predict our wishes and behavior and, subsequently, to manage our life: they decide the music we listen to, the news we read, the information we obtain, the content we see online, the movies we watch, the health care we receive, the products we buy, and so on.

These achievements certainly represent an advancement in techniques that we must be willing to embrace. However, they confront us with the well-known technological ambivalence, that is, the fact that technology can be used for good or for bad. In this case, though, advances are global and radical. We are facing a new way of living with a profound anthropological impact, a new social order, the “algorithmic society”, which Balkin has described as, “a society organized around social and economic decisionmaking by algorithms, robots, and AI agents” (2018: 1151, nt. 1). Balkin asserts, “The Algorithmic Society features the collection of vast amounts of data about individuals and facilitates new forms of surveillance, control, discrimination and manipulation, both by governments and by private companies. Call this the problem of Big Data” (2018: 1153).