Human Judges in the Era of Artificial Intelligence: Challenges and Opportunities

Abstract

In recent years, artificial intelligence technology has been widely used in the field of justice. Compared with human judges, judicial artificial intelligence is more efficient, experience and objective. But artificial intelligence has its limits. Artificial intelligence is still essentially machine intelligence based on big data, algorithms and computing power, not organic intelligence. Subject to the difference between judicial artificial intelligence and human judges in knowledge structure, application scenario and potential ability, judicial artificial intelligence can not completely replace human judges. Therefore, it is important to make it clear that judicial artificial intelligence is only a helper of human judges, not a stand-in. Firstly, it should give full play to the role of judicial artificial intelligence in dealing with simple cases and transactional work. Secondly, the roles and functions of judges should be actively transformed to make them more professional, rational and warm.