In February 2022, a meeting was set up between New York City mayor Eric Adams' team and an artificial intelligence gun-detection company called Evolv. An email thread from Evolv representatives included an accompanying brochure, which listed opportunities to partner together: in the Port Authority Bus Terminal, NYC schools, hospitals, and gathering places such as Times Square. One area conspicuously missing from the list, though, was the subway. After an in-person meeting a few days later, Evolv cofounder Anil Chitkara made another attempt to sell the company's technology--through name-dropping. "As I mentioned, Linda Reid, VP Security for Walt Disney World (Florida) has known us since 2014 and deployed many of our systems at the Parks and Disney Springs," Chitkara wrote in a February 7 email to the Mayor's Office, obtained by WIRED. "They've had success screening for weapons with Evolv Express … There may be some interesting parallels to how you are thinking about everyone's role in security."

But when he refused bail to a man accused of assault and murder, he turned to ChatGPT to help justify his reasoning. He is among a growing number of justices using artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to assist them in rulings, with supporters saying the tech can streamline court processes while critics warn it risks bias and injustice. "AI cannot replace a judge … However, it has immense potential as an aid in judicial processes," said Chitkara. This could be due to a conflict with your ad-blocking or security software. Please add japantimes.co.jp and piano.io to your list of allowed sites.

Chandigarh [India], March 28 (ANI): The Punjab Haryana High Court on Tuesday became the first court in India to have used Chat GPT technology (artificial intelligence) to decide on the bail plea of an accused and it rejected the petition. The bench led by Anoop Chitkara sought the response of Chat GPT (Artificial Intelligence) while hearing the bail application of an accused arrested in June 2020 for alleged rioting, criminal intimidation, murder and criminal conspiracy. Justice Chitkara assessed the reply received from Chat GPT and rejected the bail plea of the accused on the basis of his experiences and decisions given earlier. The judge said that "To inflict death is cruel in itself, but if cruelty leads to death, then the situation changes. When a physical assault is committed in a brutal manner, the parameters of bail also change".