In May of this year, the New York Times ran an article about the use of artificial intelligence in American courts. Some states are allowing the use of a computer-generated algorithm to assess the risk a convicted defendant poses, and using that algorithm to determine the appropriate sentence. Defendants, it seems. are unable to challenge […]
Defining non-human persons
Robots and computers that can think and that have personalities were once the stuff of science fiction. In fact, they still are, but recent advances in artificial intelligence mean that thinking, self-aware robots and computers may be science fact before long. So much so that in January 2017, the European Parliament voted on a proposal […]
