Algorithms in the justice system: Should computers decide our fate?

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James Kitching, Solicitor - Corporate, Coffin Mew, examines the phenomenon of decisions being made by machines in the justice system

In July this year, The Law Society of England and Wales launched an investigation, under its Public Policy Technology and Law Commission, to look at algorithms in the justice system. The Law Soc...

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