S’pore not likely to use AI in sentencing in foreseeable future: Chief Justice


The use of AI in sentencing has attracted controversy and remains contentious, Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon said. - ST FILE

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): The criminal courts in Singapore are not likely to start using artificial intelligence (AI) tools in sentencing for some time to come.

The use of AI in sentencing has attracted controversy and remains contentious, Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon said on Monday (Oct 31) in his keynote address at a sentencing conference held online.

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