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US killer's sentence quashed because of AI video of victim shown in court

76 points · 60 comments · porridgeraisin

  1. troupo · · focus · HN ↗
    For now, courts are smart. Imagine what happens in 5-10 years
    1. serf · · focus · HN ↗
      >For now, courts are smart.

      that's a leap i'm unwilling to take.

      1. orwin · · focus · HN ↗
        Smarter than they will be in 20 years when all students will have abdicated reading to LLMs
        1. CamperBob2 · · focus · HN ↗
          Right now, a defendant has the option of trial by jury or trial by judge alone. It will be interesting to see how long it takes before the option of trial by AI comes into play.

          NGL, I'd take that over a jury trial any day of the week, if I were in fact innocent. Ditto for a trial by a biased or incompetent judge.

          1. Legend2440 · · focus · HN ↗
            Probably never. Jury trials are enshrined in the constitution.

            And people don't trust AI and don't like being judged by an algorithm.

            1. CamperBob2 · · focus · HN ↗
              In the US, jury trials are a right but not a requirement. You can waive the right.
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