Beyond the Crystal Ball

Visions of AI in the Administration of Justice

Authors

  • Nicola Lettieri INAPP - National Institute for Public Policy Analysis, Rome
  • Margherita Vestoso University Federico II - Dept. of Law, Naples
  • Ilaria Cerere University of Sannio - Dept. of Law, Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods, Benevento

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1825-1927/17107

Keywords:

artificial intelligence, law, justice, human-machine cooperation, computational social science, knowledge mining

Abstract

Whether computing the probability of court decisions or assessing recidivism risks, predictive analytics systems replacing humans in decision-making have proven capable of effects far beyond the enticing promise of bringing efficiency and impartiality in justice administration. This paper advocates a man-machine cooperation perspective in which intelligent systems are designed to enhance more than replace human abilities. In this perspective, we present a research project bringing together AI and computational heuristics to "augment" public prosecutors in exploring the features of criminal organisations and the dangerousness of individuals therein. The discussion is the starting point to reflect on the relationship tying IT and the future of legal science and culture.

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Published

2023-06-05

How to Cite

Lettieri, N., Vestoso, M. and Cerere, I. (2022) “Beyond the Crystal Ball: Visions of AI in the Administration of Justice”, i-lex. Bologna, Italy, 15(2), pp. 40–49. doi: 10.6092/issn.1825-1927/17107.

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2 (2022)

Section

Articles

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Copyright (c) 2022 Nicola Lettieri, Margherita Vestoso, Ilaria Cerere

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