LAW AND TECHNOLOGY: THE IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON THE NIGERIAN LEGAL SYSTESM
Abstract
From the earliest legal history, the courts assumed the power to coerce those who obstruct the
administration of justice. The advent of artificial intelligence in the legal practice has created an
evitable change in the administration of justice. This project aims to explore the recent
developments in artificial intelligence, machine learning and natural language processing where
machines are developing the capacity to approach novel problems autonomously and reason their
way to independent outcomes. The Gartner report that was conducted between in 2019 showed
that artificial intelligence adoption grew from 4% to 15%. The developments in Artificial
Intelligence (Al) and its technology will have significant implications for the legal profession
and several areas of law. Nowadays, individuals rely on algorithms to perform tasks, often with
greaten precision and reliability than humans. This research aims to profess the impact of
Artificial Intelligence on the Nigerian Legal System. To achieve this, this work relied on
information from books, journals, and internet materials, in other words, conceptualized research
being used. To this end, this project seeks to consider the positive impact that Artificial
Intelligence would have on the adjudication process in Nigeria, thereby ensuring justice in the
society because, recent developments have been in place for Information Technology (IT),
analytic systems, and other mechanisms to ensure that the value of the Nigerian legal system, as
well as the rule of law are no displaced with the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). It will also
consider the negative and positive contributions that this innovation will have to the country.
This project reveals that technology like artificial intelligence has become a part of living in the
world and a source of livelihood, am plays a significant role even in the Nigerian Legal System.
The work recommends among others that there is a need for government to invest highly in
modern technologies that can aid justice. The work further recommen
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