THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE BRAZILIAN JUDICIARY AND THE ETHICAL ASPECTS: An Analysis of Sabiá Research and Development Project
Artificial intelligence and Law; research and development (R&D); AI ethics; Sabiá Project.
Known for having a powerful effect in several areas, artificial intelligence has provoked remarks about its central and innovative role in Law. Once verified the use of AI by Judiciary, through systems that optimize and improve the flow of activities intended to resolve conflicts, this master’s thesis aimed to analyze 2 ethical frameworks and regulations that guide the development and use of these systems in Brazil. Beyond a general understanding of the subject, a specific examination of the Sabiá research and development project was done to empirically verify this approach in a tool designed by the University of Brasília in partnership with the brazilian Superior Labor Court. For this purpose, the first chapter is dedicated to present general concepts in the area of AI; the next chapter demonstrates the connections between this field and Law; the third chapter emphasizes issues related to the transparency and ethics of these systems; and, in the last chapter, the Sabiá Project was explained. In conclusion, the absence of specific legislation means that ethical principles assumes a guiding role in the development of models; in addition, the efforts of developers, users, stakeholders, governments and academia make it possible to create an auspicious environment to ethical AI. Regarding the methodology, it was used the deductive procedure, combined with qualitative approach and bibliographic and documentary research techniques.