New technologies and cognitive transformation in criminal proceedings
Keywords:
Legal realism, Artificial intelligence, Decision-making complexityAbstract
This text proposes that, in Criminal Procedural Law, an epistemic opening is urgently needed: recognition that well-founded judicial decisions require not only technical mastery of the law and the facts, but also technological support (e.g. AI, Big Data) to address phenomenological complexity, cognitive biases, and the volume of sources (constitutional, soft law, jurisprudence, etc.). It is argued that human decision-makers remain central, but that their judgment can benefit from automated systems for structuring, predicting, and processing information, reducing errors resulting from forgetfulness or lack of knowledge. Furthermore, it is important to consider the unique context, emotions, intuition, and institutional incentives of risk versus conservatism for a more just and efficient jurisdiction.
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