Researchers at the University of Surrey have built an AI tool that transcribes Supreme Court hearings and “makes justice more transparent and accessible”, according to a new study. The tool, trained on 139 hours of courtroom audio and legal documents, is said to reduce transcription errors by up to 9% compared to leading commercial systems.
A new survey has revealed that people are more open to using AI and increasingly dissatisfied with Big Law, which many see as “expensive”, “elitist” or “intimidating”. Findings showed that nearly one-third of people would allow a robot lawyer, defined as an AI system acting alone, to represent them in court.