Juror Automation
The use of AI to assist in jury selection or case analysis, raising ethical concerns around fairness, transparency, and legal oversight.
Definition
AI tools that analyze demographics, social-media data, or past verdicts to recommend jurors or predict juror behavior. While potentially improving efficiency, these systems risk entrenching bias, infringing privacy, and undermining defendant rights. Governance demands strict transparency of algorithms, external audits for fairness, opt-in juror privacy assurances, and clear boundaries preventing automated exclusion of protected groups.
Real-World Example
A law firm uses an AI-based jury-selection app that flags potential jurors based on social-media sentiment analysis. Civil-rights advocates challenge its use for disproportionately excluding minority candidates. The court orders the firm to disclose the model’s criteria and commission an independent fairness audit before any further use in selection processes.
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