An AI robot lawyer was set to argue in court. Real lawyers shut it down

Re:An AI robot lawyer was set to argue in court. Real lawyer... by IanCal on Thursday January 26, 2023 @04:42AM (#34529646)

> I don't see the problem as long as the actual lawyer can intervene when necessary.

I don't believe there was an actual lawyer here:

> The person challenging a speeding ticket would wear smart glasses that both record court proceedings and dictate responses into the defendant's ear from a small speaker.

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Re:An AI robot lawyer was set to argue in court. Real lawyer... by LegitShady on Thursday January 26, 2023 @07:58AM (#34531080)

Most judges won't allow you to record video in their court room anyways.

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Re:An AI robot lawyer was set to argue in court. Real lawyer... by DangitBobby on Thursday January 26, 2023 @10:12AM (#34532603)

I wonder why we allow them to prevent that?

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Re:An AI robot lawyer was set to argue in court. Real lawyer... by SuoDuanDao on Thursday January 26, 2023 @11:59AM (#34534483)

privacy for the accused who are considered innocent until the verdict is read is one reason.

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Re:An AI robot lawyer was set to argue in court. Real lawyer... by DangitBobby on Thursday January 26, 2023 @07:59PM (#34541155)

I really doubt that's why. Court proceedings are a matter of public record. You can just buy magazines full of names and mugshots of people who gave been arrested. I want recordings to keep power hungry judges in check.

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Re:An AI robot lawyer was set to argue in court. Real lawyer... by anticensor on Friday January 27, 2023 @05:33PM (#34552791)

It is two completely different things to release the records while the trial is going on and release the records once the trial is decided. The latter is completely OK and wanted, the former is undesirable.

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