On the prospects for the impact of artificial intelligence on judicial proceedings

The article analyzes the problems of using artificial intelligence (AI) in the administration of justice in the Russian Federation and in foreign countries. The article examines the current problems of judicial proceedings due to the introduction of digital technology in judicial practice. The processes of digitalization affecting the language of court proceedings are investigated. The aim of this study is to analyze the peculiarities of communication between artificial intelligence and human beings in the assignment of certain judicial functions to AI. Analysis and synthesis, the comparative-legal method, as well as methods of forecasting and semantic studies were used as research methods. The analysis shows that AI allows releasing the judge from performing monotonous activities (information-documentary, expert-analytical, linguistic-translation work) and organizational support of legal proceedings, taking into account that semantic search will give the judge an opportunity to formulate inquiries to the machine in natural language, and the machine is designed to respond in natural language too, without reducing relevance of information. The foreign practice of using AI in court proceedings is analyzed. The results obtained indicate that the use of AI systems in court proceedings as an additional means of assistance and control along with increasing the efficiency of judicial reforms contributes to the prevention of judicial errors, identification of existing problems and risks. The importance of creating a mechanism to control judicial discretion through the potential of AI is emphasized. It is assumed that the development of the problem under study requires not only normative regulation, but also the use of AI as a tool to correlate the law with unambiguously interpreted logical rules.