Algorithms on the law courts, do we really accept them? Perceptions of the use of artificial intelligence in criminal-legal decision-making
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https://doi.org/10.12795/IETSCIENTIA.2021.i02.05Keywords:
Criminal justice, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Algorithm, Recidivism riskAbstract
The irruption that evidence-based practices, decision automation and artificial intelligence have had in our society has also reached the criminal justice system. Judges and legal operators are already interacting with these types of tools without having sufficient information about how they are used or the impact they can really have. All of this, together with the lack of legal regulation and ethical requirements for their use, seems to be generating controversy, criticism and even a certain rejection of the implementation of these technologies among citizens. With a sample of 359 participants, this study offers a first approximation of the degree of public acceptance of the use of artificial intelligence in legal-criminal decision-making. The results obtained suggest that this level of acceptance is low, which opens the way for a debate on what conditions and limits should be imposed for the application of these technologies to be legitimate and in accordance with the principles of any social, democratic and rule of law state.
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