Cartoon by: James Gamboa
Published by: Michelle Piquero
Date Published: November 19, 2024
Time Published: 9:35 AM
Professionals built their careers brick by brick using the degrees they earned while attending university, and this degree demonstrates that these professionals have abilities that even an Artificial Intelligence (AI) does not have. They did not work hard in college or law school to gain such credentials solely for an AI to take on their legal responsibilities. Furthermore, artificial intelligence is more prone to errors than human experts, who employ their thoughts to critically scrutinize every part of their jobs, and that is the exact reason why the activity of legal professionals is the only guarantee that justice will be administered effectively and equitably in this country.
During the 2025 budget hearing, Supreme Court Administrator Raul Villanueva stated that artificial intelligence is already being used in the Philippines' court related cases and works. [1] It is evident that technological advancements make our lives easier, but are we supposed to implement this type of tool in locations where traditional methods are far more trusted than modernized technologies?
It was also stated that courts are solving cases faster than they did before because of the new rules and use of AI in the new age of the court system. Additionally, they even use AI to create drafts about their decision regarding a criminal case. [2] Is it really appropriate to just let a robot handle the creation of the decision draft for a specific criminal case? What happened to the minds of people? Are we not competent enough to make a decision draft for a legal case on our own?
With that being said, there is this one incidence of AI in which the tool mistakenly indicated to a manager that he can truly terminate his worker who complains about sexual harassment, fails to disclose pregnancy, or refuses to trim their dreadlocks legally, [3] and that is a serious reason why we cannot trust AI to draft a professional’s decision for a legal case because AI has its own understanding of the law and can be confused about how real-world laws and regulations work, and that tool may fail to provide an appropriate draft for the decision regarding a case, and that is actually time-consuming. Instead of having an easy work life and being able to make multiple decision drafts for different cases, the professionals will have no choice but to start from scratch and rewrite all of the drafts again.
Despite some legal experts agreeing for AI to enter the legal world, Senator Grace Poe clearly stated in the previous hearing that users of AI in the legal room should still check the work of the robot itself because there are cases where even though AI is practically a robot, it can still make mistakes. [4] And we should agree with that because AI can have errors in its system, which can influence its performance. So, why do we still need to consider the introduction of an AI tool into the judicial system? Besides, mistakes are not permitted in the courtroom since a variety of factors can be impacted if even a small single error is made.
Furthermore, the use of AI in legal-related documents by professionals is exactly why some students of our generation are eager to use AI when it comes to creating drafts for their essays and other written tasks, because professionals who use AI influence how the majority of students of this generation think. Also, if professionals begin to rely on AI, their cognitive abilities would also suffer because too much reliance on artificial intelligence is the reason why some people in this generation have poor cognitive and critical thinking skills.
To conclude, AI should not be allowed to enter the legal room in the first place since that room is supposed to be the ground for the most meticulous people, and it is not designed to be an easy ground because justice is not supposed to be quickly decided and obtained. The legal courtroom should not be overrun by technology. Yes, AI can provide the convenience that every worker desires, but that convenience comes at a cost if utilized regularly and workers become accustomed to the aid of that technology. Instead, courtrooms should be the domain of experts who are willing to go through hardships and sacrifices in order to give proper justice to the people of our country in a meticulous and equitable manner.
REFERENCES:
[1] Chavez, P. (2024, September 20). Legal experts welcome AI use in courts but seek to address dangers
https://manilastandard.net/.../legal-experts-welcome-ai...
[2] Ismael, J. J. (2024, September 19). New rules, AI help courts resolve cases
https://www.manilatimes.net/.../new-rules-ai.../1972511/amp
[3] Drapkin, A. (2024, September 16). AI Gone Wrong: An Updated List of AI Errors, Mistakes and Failures
https://tech.co/news/list-ai-failures-mistakes-errors...”.
[4] News5Everywhere (2024, September 18). Mga korte, gumagamit ng artificial intelligence para mabilis na maresolba ang mga kaso
https://youtu.be/b0eIIbIlUNc?si=s0lfYTLbjjrWZuR-
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