International: Artificial Intelligence in the administration of justice

In the not too distant past, many were convinced that Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Learning (ML) would not substantially change the practice of law. The legal profession was considered to be -- by its very nature -- requiring specialist skills and nuanced judgment that only humans could provide and would therefore be immune to the disruptive changes brought about by the digital transformation. However, the application of ML technology in the legal sector is now increasingly mainstream, particularly as a tool to save time for lawyers and provide a richer analysis of ever-larger datasets to aid legal decision-making in judicial systems throughout the world. One key area of ML application in judicial systems is in "predictive justice". This involves using ML algorithms that perform a probabilistic analysis of any given particular legal dispute using case law precedents.