Page contents Page contents Roundtable discussion on the digitalisation of justice, 14 December 2020 The event was organised on the behalf of Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice, brought together legal practitioners such as judges, prosecutors, lawyers, notaries and bailiffs, as well as policy-makers to discuss how the European Commission plans to facilitate access to justice for EU citizens and improve the effectiveness of justice systems via digitalisation. Video recording of the Roundtable The public had the possibility to comment and/or ask questions and receive written interventions and responses given by the panellists. Roundtable on digitalisation of justice - Q&A Webinars on the use of artificial intelligence in the justice field As a follow-up to its Communication on Digitalisation of justice in the European Union of 2 December 2020, the European Commission will organise regular webinars, with the aim of taking forward discussions on the use of artificial intelligence technologies in the justice field. The aim of these webinars is to exchange practices and lessons learned on the use of innovative technologies in justice by Member States and the EU institutions, the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agencies and bodies, and legal professional organisations, as well as to identify possible synergies. I. 1st Webinar, 26 and 29 March 2021 - Anonymisation and pseudonymisation of judicial decisions The first webinar from these series is dedicated on the anonymisation and pseudonymisation of judicial decisions. Within the context of the webinar, representatives of the academia, the private sector and the Member States will have the possibility to discuss: publication of judicial decisions practices, including online publication provision of judicial decisions as open data approaches towards the protection of personal data techniques for anonymisation and pseudonymisation of judicial decisions existing projects and solutions at the national level solutions available on the market and other Agenda of the webinar Video of the event 26 March | 29 March Flash Report 1st webinar on Artificial Intelligence in the justice field – anonymised Presentations By Member States: Austria Estonia Finland: Part 1 | Part 2 France Germany Italy Latvia Poland Romania By representatives of the academia: Prof. Eero Hyvönen, Aalto University, Semantic Computing Research Group and University of Helsinki, Helsinki Center for Digital Humanities Prof. Monica Palmirani, University of Bologna, Department of legal studies Prof. Edita Gruodytė, Vytautas Magnus University, Department of Public Law Louis Béziaud, Univ Rennes, CNRS, Irisa By private companies: Consono, Belgium TanaCorp, France Neurosoft, Poland ΙI. 2nd Webinar on the use of artificial intelligence in the justice field, 21 June 2021 - Transcription tools: Speech-to-text and Text-to-speech The second webinar is dedicated to the topic of the use of Artificial Intelligence-based transcription tools in the justice field. Within the context of the webinar, representatives of Member States, the European Commission and the private sector will share their experiences and exchange views on the use of speech-to-text and text-to-speech technologies. Agenda of the webinar Video of the event Link to the streaming/recording Flash Report 2nd webinar on Artificial Intelligence in the justice field – anonymised Presentations Celia Santos - Portugal Markus Foti - European Commission Microsoft ΙII. 3rd Webinar on the use of Artificial Intelligence in the justice field, 18 November 2021 - Predictive Justice The third webinar is dedicated to the topic of predictive justice. Within the context of the webinar, representatives of Member States, Academia, the European Commission and the private sector will share their experiences and exchange views on various applications of AI tools for legal analytics, justice-related quality assessments, and support in decision making. The risks and opportunities of using AI applications for predictive justice purposes will also be discussed, with special attention to the potential impact of that technology on fundamental rights. Agenda of the webinar Video of the event Link to the recording Flash Report 3rd webinar on Artificial Intelligence in the justice field – anonymised Presentations Anders Alpsten - Swedish Customs Eike Graef - The AI Act and the use of systems in the context of justice Hans Suijkerbuijk - Legal Analytics at Wolters Kluwer Mortaza S. Bargh & Sunil Choenni - On interpretation of predictive AI models Federica Fiorillo - AI in the decision-making process Francesco Contini - AI based forecast in judicial proceedings Griff Ferris - Fair trials Courtney Bowman - The Limits of Predictive Justice ΙV. 4th Webinar on the use of Artificial Intelligence in the justice field, 27 April 2022 – Forensic AI in e-Evidence The fourth webinar is dedicated to the important topic of the forensic use of AI in electronic evidence. The screening of evidence has challenged investigating authorities even before the digital age, and has become even more demanding in today’s times of vast digital data oceans. Facilitating a rapid and comprehensive data analysis is becoming increasingly essential, as it is ever more common for law enforcement authorities to seize large amounts of electronic evidence. Due to the digital nature of the data and the availability of efficient technologies, an automated processing seems to be one obvious solution to this challenge. On the one hand, using AI to manage the analysis of large volumes of structured and unstructured data can allow for substantial time and manpower savings. Yet can the correct training of systems guarantee a high reliability of the outcome? Within the context of the webinar, qualified speakers, representing different perspectives have had the possibility to discuss the practical use of AI in e-evidence and its risks and opportunities, before examining the very current topic of Deep fakes. Agenda of the webinar Video recording of the Roundtable: Part 1 | Part 2 Flash Report 4th webinar on Artificial Intelligence in the justice field – anonymised Presentations Wael Abd-Almageed Siwei Lyu Francesca Palmiotto Benedikt Quarch Mark Engelhart V. 5th Webinar on the use of Artificial Intelligence in the justice field, 13 December 2022 – AI-powered chatbots and tools facilitating access to information The fifth webinar is dedicated to the topic of AI-powered chatbots, virtual assistants, conversational agents and other tools facilitating access to information. AI-powered chatbots respond intelligently to user inquiries by leveraging technologies such as machine learning, deep learning, and natural language processing (NLP), as well as advanced analytics. An AI-powered chatbot simulates human conversation based on the input of text, audio or both. It is an intelligent and simplified method for users to find the information they seek. The AI webinar will aim to discuss the opportunities, which such tools offer to users, but also the potential risks and challenges. Agenda of the webinar Link to the live streaming Flash Report 5th webinar on Artificial Intelligence in the justice field – anonymised Presentations Sorin Banu - Chatbot for the EUIBAs ET Projects Davide Cadamuro - WAKA and i4-X4: Two Chatbot Use Cases at BMW Peter Homoki - How and for What Purposes Lawyers Use Conversational Agents Adrian Kapczyński - Poland: State of the Art of Chatbots Efthimios Tambouris - Using Chatbots to Provide Public Service Information Frode Randers - Sweden: AI Tools Assessing Entitlements to Compensation Patrick Eckemo - Sweden: Brief overview of the Government Assignment for AI in public administration and how the Swedish Companies Registration Office prevents fraudulent companies and criminal use of companies Dalma Molnar - New Colleague on Board: Public Administration and AI-powered chatbots
