A forthcoming breakthrough in smart algorithm systems
will certainly revolutionise the entire economy, much as internet
access has become universal. This revolution will not just impact
opportunities for finding work in professions such as translator or
driver, but will also completely transform the operations of the
justice system. This was demonstrated in a recent competition
to predict the results of court proceedings between a group of
lawyers and an algorithm created by an English
startup.
We have written
before about the approaching changes in the legal professions
under the influence of the spread of artificial intelligence. The
legal profession is becoming ever more aware of the opportunities
for use of algorithms (lawbots) for such time-consuming activities
as identifying facts or analysing extensive documentation. Recent
events have nonetheless shown that we are ever closer to
a technological revolution in this area (aided by such events
as the
