The president of the Supreme Court of Justice (STJ) said this Saturday, October 18, in Macau, that there have already been disciplinary proceedings against judges for using artificial intelligence (AI) in preparing decisions, but only in “cases of serious negligence”.
João Cura Mariano highlighted that sentences were detected with references to “articles that did not correspond to the correct content and to rulings that simply did not exist”.
The leader of the STJ of Portugal, who inherently also presides over the Superior Council of Judiciary, recalled that “it is not prohibited” for judges to use AI, but that “there is an obligation to control the material it provides”.
João Cura Mariano warned of the risk of judges becoming not only “lazy”, but even having “a cognitive deficit” if they abuse the use of technology.
The judge even expressed optimism regarding greater use of AI tools in justice and predicted that “it will completely revolutionize the life of the courts”.
For example, the president of the STJ said that technology could reduce the workforce needed to process processes: “any artificial intelligence system would do this without any problem”.
However, João Cura Mariano stressed that “there have to be limits” to ensure that “decisions continue to have a human component” and that judges will not be “replaced by mechanisms”.
“When one day man gives up judging his fellow man, he will probably no longer be the prevailing species in the world.“, predicted the judge.
João Cura Mariano was speaking during a public event in Macau, where he will participate, on Sunday, in the 13th edition of the forum that brings together presidents of the Supreme Courts of Justice from Portuguese-speaking countries and territories.
“These are very useful meetings, in which we share experiences, but in practice they are not very effective”, lamented the judge, who defended greater cooperation.
The president of the STJ gave as an example the training of magistrates, which could include “experiences in other countries”, studies of comparative rights and sharing of technological advances.
On the sidelines of the event, João Cura Mariano told journalists that, Among Portuguese-speaking jurisdictions, Brazil is the pioneer, being “very advanced” in the use of AI.
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