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AI is showing up in court cases – but only a human jury can grapple with the moral weight of assessing guilt

  • Written by Sonali Chakravarti, Professor of Government, Wesleyan University
imageHuman jurors need to wrestle with doubt – and that struggle gives trials their moral legitimacy. Pitiphothivichit/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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