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That's why I wrote "simple cases" and circumstances could be taken into account as long as the software has access to the person's criminal record, family situa
by laurent123456 10y ago
That's why I wrote "simple cases" and circumstances could be taken into account as long as the software has access to the person's criminal record, family situation, job, etc.
Empathy in the end comes from knowing about the person's background and, assuming it's possible to provide this information to a software program, it could make a decision as good, and maybe better, than a judge (if anything, that will allow the judge to spend time on more complicated cases). Also it's well known that, for instance, less attractive people get harsher sentences, and machines will be completely immune to this kind of bias.
- dogma1138 10y agoWe can't get a machine to recommend a movie accurately atm you want it to case judgement? And there are solutions for less attractive people getting harsher sentences, I think the jury sitting with their backs to the courtroom isn't a bad idea, or not even being in the same room at all.
- laurent123456 10y agoA human also cannot accurately recommend a movie, which means it's not as trivial a task as it seems. Anyway, an algorithm judgement should not be blindly trusted, and there should be plenty of checks to make sure someone doesn't accidentally get NaN years of detention, but it could have its use.