On the relevance of algorithmic decision predictors for judicial decision making

Floris Bex; H. Prakken

doi:10.1145/3462757.3466069

On the relevance of algorithmic decision predictors for judicial decision making

Floris Bex, H. Prakken

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In this article, we discuss case decision predictors, algorithms which, given some features of a legal case predict the outcome of the case (i.e. the decision of the judge). We discuss whether, and if so how, such prediction algorithms can be used to support judges in their decision making process. We conclude that case decision predictors can only be useful in individual cases if they can give legal justifications for their predictions, and that only these legal justifications are what should matter for a judge.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law (ICAIL 2021)
Publisher	ACM Press
Pages	175-179
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4503-8526-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3462757.3466069
Publication status	Published - 21 Jun 2021

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