By Amanda Robert
A new consortium aims to bring together state and federal judges to boost their knowledge of artificial intelligence. (Image from Shutterstock)
A new consortium aims to bring together state and federal judges to boost their knowledge of artificial intelligence.
In late January, a group of judges launched the Judicial Artificial Intelligence Consortium, which is exclusive to judges and focuses on their engagement with AI.
According to Law.com, the consortium evolved from conversations that U.S. Magistrate Judge Maritza Dominguez Braswell of the District of Colorado—who publishes an online AI newsletter—had with Judge Scott Schlegel of the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal—who’s also a 2021 ABA Journal Legal Rebel—and U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez of the Western District of Texas about how to better share information about the emerging technology.
“It’s important for judges to collaborate with practitioners and vice versa, but there aren’t very many spaces where it’s truly judges only and where it’s judges only but across all jurisdictions,” Braswell told Law.com. “[JAIC] is going to create a sense of comradery and a sense of comfort that’s going to create for much more candid dialogue.”
The first meeting of the Judicial Artificial Intelligence Consortium is Feb. 25.
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