Artificial intelligence 'judge' developed by UCL computer scientists

Software program can weigh up legal evidence and moral questions of right and wrong to predict the outcome of trialsArtificial intelligence software that can find patterns in highly complex decisionsis being used to predict our taste in films, TV shows and music with ever-increasing accuracy. And now, after a breakthrough study by a group of British scientists, it could be used to predict the outcome of trials.Software that is able to weigh up legal evidence and moral questions of right and wrong has been devised by computer scientists at University College London, and used to accurately predict the result in hundreds of real life cases.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 23, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Chris Johnston and agencies Tags: Artificial intelligence (AI) Computing Law UK news Higher education Technology UCL (University College London) Consciousness Science Source Type: news