APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN JUDICIAL ADJUDICATION: PATTERNS AND PROSPECTS

Abstract

In the traditional judicial judgment, the result of the judicial judgment will be affected by the subjective factors of the judge, leading to the injustice of the trial result. Nowadays, artificial intelligence is becoming more widely used. The application of artificial intelligence procedures to the judicial judgment will standardize the judicial judgment process and maximize the fairness of the trial results. This paper on artificial intelligence had carried on the thorough analysis, put forward the principle of using artificial intelligence should follow in the legal processes, and lists the current artificial intelligence in the judicial field to build judicial database, legal knowledge map and criminal evidence system, expected to give artificial intelligence application in the judicial field to provide certain reference. The field of artificial intelligence aims to develop software and hardware that can learn, reason and make decisions like humans, with the goal of creating intelligent machines that can solve problems autonomously. Artificial intelligence prediction had allowed legal experts to deliver their services more efficiently and effectively, resulting in better outcomes for clients. Artificial intelligence could help streamline and expedite legal procedures in Nigeria. This could be beneficial in order to reduce backlog of pending cases in courts, where the legal system can be slow sand laborious. Artificial intelligence excelled at certain tasks, like sifting through vast amounts of data quickly, but it lacked the emotional intelligence and creativity essential in the practice of law. Lawyers had brought a depth of understanding, empathy, and the ability to navigate nuanced situations that artificial intelligence presently could not replicate. The future likely involves a collaborative approach, where artificial intelligence support the works of   lawyers in specific tasks, allowing them to focus on the aspects of law that require a uniquely human touch. This was resolved in this paper which adopted doctrinal research method and examined artificial intelligence in contemporary judicial application and recommended among other things that artificial intelligence can be of significant benefits to legal practitioners in the judicial adjudication if cautiously utilized.