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In view of the rapidly developing digital technologies and artificial intelligence software in various areas of human activity, there emerges a necessity to study the possibility of implementing the artificial intelligence technologies in criminal proceedings, with identifying the possibility of transferring justice to artificial intelligence. During the research, the authors applied basic scientific methods of inquiry. The conclusions set forth below were made as a result of the conducted study. The implementation of artificial intelligence software into administering justice in criminal cases is currently impossible. However, it is possible to implement these technologies into criminal proceedings in the area of monitoring compliance by the participants in the process, including the judge, with the requirements of criminal procedure legislation. It is also possible to use artificial intelligence software to record all procedural actions in legal proceedings and draw up a trial transcript. As we suggest, the application of artificial intelligence software in this way would increase the legality and reasonability of the imposed sentences.
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Demidchenko, Y.V., Kobleva, M.M., Tsoi, B.A., Poltavtseva, L.I., Poltavtseva, A.V. (2023). The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Considering a Criminal Case on Its Merits as One of the Safeguards of Legal and Reasonable Sentencing by a Judge. In: Makarenko, E.N., Vovchenko, N.G., Tishchenko, E.N. (eds) Technological Trends in the AI Economy. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 625. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7411-3_23
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