Robot Judges may replace Humans in deciding minor court disputes

Robot judges powered by Artificial Intelligence could be used to make court rulings, one of England’s most senior law lords said.  Master of the Rolls Sir Geoffrey Vos believes the emerging technology may be used in the future to decide low level cases.  The judge thinks AI programs and machines could be the perfect way to makes some decisions.  But Sir Geoffrey says humans will still be needed for appeals or really serious offences before the courts.  The comments – made to the Law and Technology Conference – may alarm those concerned at the rise of AI.