AI 'judge' predicts outcome of court cases with 79% accuracy

The system was developed by researchers at University College London (UCL), the University of Sheffield and the University of Pennsylvania. The study, led by Dr. Nikolaos Aletras, was published in the PeerJ Computer Science journal today. The team developed artificial intelligence software capable of detecting patterns in complex decisions. The researchers tasked the computer with weighing up legal evidence and moral questions of right and wrong, enabling it to act as a judge in court cases. The technology is more commonly applied to engagement analysis for films and music but it proved to be adept at reaching legal verdicts.