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An AI avatar tried to argue a case before a New York court. The judges weren't having it. (apnews.com)
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[–] bugg@lemm.ee 7 points 2 days ago

Or they could pay public defenders a fair wage and hire more. The reason they don’t is because they don’t want people to have a fair trial. You’re constitutionally ineffective the second you get hired as a PD. We have the resources but many on the far right want to dismantle the requirement for representation and overturn Gideon.

AI isn’t the solution to this—proper governance is.