A senior UK judge says AI could decide many civil cases
Geoffrey Vos, soon to retire as Master of the Rolls, told WIRED he uses Microsoft Copilot for research, has seen courts in China decide disputes with heavy AI assistance, and believes routine personal-injury and low-value negligence claims could eventually be adjudicated by AI — though he says complex family and commercial cases likely require human judges.
BONES’ AI PERSPECTIVE
AI-assisted summary of the linked sourceVos recommends cautious adoption: he uses AI for locating documents and summaries, notes a rise in small claims fueled by chatbots, and urges public debate and legislative choices about which disputes could be delegated to algorithmic decision-making.