China has made rapid progress in the field of technology. Now, Chinese scientists claim that they have developed a machine that can use artificial intelligence to carry criminal charges against people. This is the first such machine in the world.
The researchers further claimed that artificial intelligence “prosecutors” can charge people with an accuracy rate of over 97%, adding that it is suitable for oral descriptions.
According to the South China Morning Post, this machine was built and tested by the Shanghai Pudong People’s Procuratorate, the largest and busiest district procuratorate in China.
The chief scientist of the project told the local media that the machine was created to reduce the current workload of prosecutors. “The system can replace the role of prosecutors in the decision-making process to a certain extent,” Professor Shi Yong, the chief scientist of the project, was quoted in one of the publications.
The researchers further claim that it can also identify “objections” to the country.
When explaining how the computer program works, scientists say that it can make allegations based on 1,000 artificially generated case description texts. According to the Nanjia Morning Post, the machine received five years of training-from 2015 to 2020. It has handled 17,000 cases and is able to identify and prosecute common crimes.
According to the South China Morning Post, cases of artificial intelligence machines given during training involved credit card fraud, gambling crimes, dangerous driving, theft and obstruction of official duties.
Researchers now hope that their machines can quickly replace the role of prosecutors in the “decision-making” process to a certain extent. With more training, it will become perfect in recognizing more types of cases and pressing characters accordingly.
However, there are also prosecutors who have raised doubts about the new system, asking who will be responsible if there is a mistake? Some of them also told local Chinese media that humans do not want computers to interfere with their work.
Complete News Source : Hindustan Times
