I, Inhuman Lawyer: Developing Artificial Intelligence in the Legal Profession

Dena Dervanović ()

A chapter in Robotics, AI and the Future of Law, 2018, pp 209-234 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract What are the possibilities of having AI Artificial Intelligence (AI) lawyers in the true sense—as autonomous, decision-making agents that can legally advise us or represent us? This chapter delves into the problems and possibilities of creating such systems. This idea is inevitably faced with a multitude of challenges, among them the challenge of translating law Law into an algorithm Algorithm being the most fundamental for the beginning of the creation of an AI Artificial Intelligence (AI) lawyer. Moreover, the chapter examines the linguistic aspects of such a translation and later moves on into the ethical aspect of creating such lawyers and ethically codifying their conduct. This is followed by a brief deliberation on whether Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics Robotics would be helpful in this regard. The ethical discussion results in a proposal for a concept of Fairness by Design, conceived as the minimum standard for ethical behavior instilled in all AI Artificial Intelligence (AI) agents. The chapter also attempts to give a general overview of the current state-of-the-art AI Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies employed in the legal domain Legal domain as well as imagines the future of AI Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Law Law . Subsequently, the chapter imagines an AI Artificial Intelligence (AI) agent deal with and resolve the “Solomon test” of splitting the baby. Finally, it is concluded that the advantage of having AI Artificial Intelligence (AI) lawyers can be measured by the possibility of redefining the legal profession Legal profession in its entirety as well as making legal advice and justice more accessible to all.

Keywords: AI; Robots; Lawyers; Legal profession; Ethics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-2874-9_9

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