In China, an artificial intelligence becomes a prosecutor

Chinese researchers have developed the first prosecutor using artificial intelligence. Tested in a district of Shanghai, this AI is able to identify 8 types of common crimes including fraud, dangerous driving, assault and obstructing the action of law enforcement, reports the “South China Morning Post ”. The AI ​​is based on an existing program, System 206, already used by Chinese prosecutors to assess the dangerousness and risk of recidivism of criminals.

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But this new version goes much further: it is capable of identifying and not taking into account the irrelevant data of a case and above all of proposing a sentence, ranging from fine to prison, for criminals ” with an accuracy of 97% ”assure the researchers in an article published by“ Management Review ”. But this prospect is not without worrying certain magistrates and lawyers: “Despite this clarification announced, the risk of error is always possible. What will happen if the AI ​​wrongly sends someone to jail? Who will take on this responsibility? The magistrate, the machine or the designer of the algorithm? ” asks a prosecutor on condition of anonymity in the “South China Morning Post”.

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