Strong and weak forms of artificial intelligence applied in the administration of justice in Brazil: Case study of Maranhão’s State Court of Appeals

Abstract

Brazilian Judiciary has been experiencing in the last decade the effects of digital transformation, as a result of new tech incentive programs, through which the government intensifies its investments in automation, virtualization and Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, with expectations that this will provide both efficiency and resolution gains. Considering that these technologies can cut procedural time and probably reduce human and material resources in benefit of the Judiciary, the present paper evaluates AI regulatory standards and its use in Brazilian courts, focusing on the case study of Maranhão's State Court of Appeals