Computers in gowns and wigs. Some remarks about a new era of judiciary?

• Author: Mariusz Zalucki
• Pages: 13-23

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Computers in gowns and wigs.

Some remarks about a new era of judiciary?

Mariusz Załucki1

Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University

1. INTRODUCTION

Everything seems that the third decade of the twenty first century that is fast

approaching will be the decade of new technologies.2 Machine learning, Internet

of Things, Big Data, Blockchains, Distributed Ledger Technology, Cloud and

Edge Computing, 5G3 – these are only some new technological trends that are

already in use and has already revolutionized the world.4 As experts predict, these

technologies will be developing and will also define the next decade.5 This is very

interesting, to many of us even exciting, but what is more interesting is that many

of us do not have any idea about how these technologies work. Usually we only

1 Full Professor of Law, AFM Krakow University (Poland), mzalucki@afm.edu.pl. ORCID:

0000-0002-3338-3832.

2 Cf. KREICZER-LEVY, Shelly, 2019. Big Data and the Modern Family. Wisconsin Law

Review. 2019, pp. 349–372.

3 Cf. “El derecho público y privado ante las nuevas tecnologías”, ed. by GARCÍA GONZÁLEZ,

Javier, ALZINA LOZANO, Álvaro, MARTÍN RODRÍGUEZ, Gabriel, MIRANDA GONÇALVES,

Rubén, DA SILVA VEIGA, Fábio, 2020. Madrid: Dykinson. 2020, passim.

4 Cf. LAI, Luigi, WIERCZYSKI, Marek (ed.). 2020. Prawo Sztucznej Inteligencji.

Warszawa: C.H. Beck, 2020, passim; HILDEBRANDT, Mireille. GAAKEER, Jeanne, 2013.

Human Law and Computer Law: Comparative Perspectives. Dordrecht-Heidelberg-New York-

London: Springer, 2013, passim; MILLER, Riel, MICHALSKI, Wolfgang, STEVENS, Barrie, 1998.

The Promises and Perils of 1st Century Technology: An Overview of the Issues”, in “21st Century

Technologies. Promises and Perils of a Dynamic Future”. Paris: OECD, 1998), passim.

5 Cf. Tech Trends 2020, Deloitte Insights 2020. https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/

Deloitte/pt/Documents/tech-trends/TechTrends2020.pdf (30.12.2020).