The film is framed as sci fi, but this decision underlines that right now, any judge has the freedom to replace themselves with a chatbot, in part or in full.
rcxdude•15m ago
Well, at least they don't expose themselves to civil liability by doing so. The system is generally designed so that judges don't have to answer to the participants in the cases they are presiding over. That doesn't mean they don't answer to anyone.
laughing_man•1m ago
That's the key point here. You won't be able to sue a judge who does that, but he could still be impeached. And probably would be.
SpicyLemonZest•10m ago
This is just how the US legal system works. When a judge has made a terrible decision for dumb reasons, you appeal it, you don’t sue the judge. There’d be a similar result if you sued a judge for ruling against you at the instructions of their cult leader or something.
__s•47m ago
delichon•40m ago
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laughing_man•1m ago