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BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Adaptive algorithm translates courtroom communications from English to major Filipino dialects in real time for the benefit of litigants and explains the scope and impact of a landmark ruling to average citizens Imagine a podcast that does.
These are just a few examples of technological and educational innovations that may soon be adopted by the Supreme Court.
The High Court is considering the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) to make the judicial process more efficient, fair and particularly accessible to disadvantaged people, the Supreme Court has heard. Investigators learned Thursday during the launch of the FAIR Justice program. Summer course.
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The Supreme Court will use AI and a variety of apps already in use in many parts of the world to improve the courtroom for litigants who are under-educated during trials, according to a senior Supreme Court official with knowledge of the plans. The court is considering translating the exchanges, a senior court official familiar with the plan said on condition of anonymity. Lack of authority to speak out on the issue.
An AI app can also be used to translate key judgments into different languages, which the public can access through the Supreme Court's online portal, officials said.
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“Reform from top to bottom”
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Leveraging technology to improve the efficiency of the Philippine judiciary was certainly a prevalent topic at the April 11 launch of the Australian-funded FAIR Justice program.
According to Chief Justice Alexander Gesmund, this is one of the key features of the court's Strategic Plan for Judicial Innovation (SPJI), which is scheduled to begin in 2022 with steps until 2027.
Gesmund said SPJI is “a blueprint for system-wide operational and institutional reforms from top to bottom with the aim of delivering justice in real time – justice that is not only fair but also responsive.” Said to function as. It's fast and completely accessible to everyone. ”
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“The product of intensive research, collaboration, deliberation and insight, SPJI delivers a comprehensive set of reforms.” [that were] “It is designed around four guiding principles: timely and fair justice, transparent and accountable justice, equal and inclusive justice, and technologically adaptive management,” the Chief Justice said.
Assistance to stenographers
According to the SPJI manual, the Supreme Court is of the view that AI and its use in language and “problem solving and reasoning” requires thorough research, especially when applied to court operations. .
Such reviews come despite other countries adopting “AI-enabled investigative tools and AI-enabled audio-to-text transcription applications to assist court stenographers in their work.” The manual states that it covers risks that may be posed.
He added that the technology could help fill the shortage of court stenographers.
Another proposal under SPJI calls for setting up electronic libraries that can be programmed to track the history of a particular case and its relationship to other cases, giving litigants who want to better understand ongoing legal battles. I am supporting.
Dr. Moya Collett, Acting Australian Ambassador to the Philippines, said: “FAIR Justice is a five-year project under the guidance of SPJI that focuses on gender equality and inclusion, and enables vulnerable sectors to benefit from the justice system. It is a P350 million program.
Gesmund said the forum for cooperation with Australia is expected to help “accelerate efforts to improve sentencing in cases related to terrorism and human trafficking, particularly online child exploitation.” . Support family courts. Strengthen court accountability. and promoting gender sensitivity in the courts. ”
