Can AI Let Justice Be Done?

Terence Mauri has won plaudits for his commentary on disruptive technology. He holds visiting positions at MIT and the London Business school, and his views are widely published. So when I saw an article about his predictions for the legal system I could be sure it would be thought-provoking. I wasn't disappointed: "Robotic judges that can determine guilt will be'commonplace' within 50 years"1. That's quite a claim, and as Niels Bohr quipped, "Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future…".