Sarawak, Sabah to try using artificial intelligence to help sentence certain criminal offences


  • Nation
  • Friday, 17 Jan 2020

KUCHING: The courts in Sabah and Sarawak will pilot the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in determining appropriate sentences for certain criminal offences.

Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Tan Sri David Wong said data analysis by the AI application would serve as a guideline to judicial officers in deciding on sentences.

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