UK judge Geoffrey Vos urges AI adjudication for simple civil cases before retirement
Outgoing Master of the Rolls Geoffrey Vos told WIRED that courts should consider using AI to decide straightforward civil disputes such as personal injury and low-value professional negligence claims. Vos, who retires in days, said he uses Microsoft Copilot daily for document search and summarisation but not for writing judgments. He cited a 10 percent annual rise in county court cases, which he…
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- Vos wants AI to adjudicate simple civil cases like personal injury and low-value negligence
- County court cases up 10 percent yearly as litigants use chatbots to draft claims
- Vos uses Microsoft Copilot for admin but not for writing judgments
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