Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Table of Cases
- Table of Statutes
- Table of Council of Europe Instruments
- Table of Other Council of Europe Materials
- Table of European Union Instruments
- Table of Other European Union Materials
- Table of Other Materials
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Human–Robot Interactions and Substantive Law
- Part II Human–Robot Interactions and Procedural Law
- 5 Introduction to Human–Robot Interaction and Procedural Issues in Criminal Justice
- 6 Human Psychology and Robot Evidence in the Courtroom, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Agency Proceedings
- 7 Principles to Govern Regulation of Digital and Machine Evidence
- 8 Robot Testimony?
- 9 Digital Evidence Generated by Consumer Products
- 10 Data as Evidence in Criminal Courts
- 11 Reconsidering Two US Constitutional Doctrines
- Part III Human–Robot Interactions and Legal Narrative
- Index
6 - Human Psychology and Robot Evidence in the Courtroom, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Agency Proceedings
from Part II - Human–Robot Interactions and Procedural Law
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 October 2024
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Table of Cases
- Table of Statutes
- Table of Council of Europe Instruments
- Table of Other Council of Europe Materials
- Table of European Union Instruments
- Table of Other European Union Materials
- Table of Other Materials
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Human–Robot Interactions and Substantive Law
- Part II Human–Robot Interactions and Procedural Law
- 5 Introduction to Human–Robot Interaction and Procedural Issues in Criminal Justice
- 6 Human Psychology and Robot Evidence in the Courtroom, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Agency Proceedings
- 7 Principles to Govern Regulation of Digital and Machine Evidence
- 8 Robot Testimony?
- 9 Digital Evidence Generated by Consumer Products
- 10 Data as Evidence in Criminal Courts
- 11 Reconsidering Two US Constitutional Doctrines
- Part III Human–Robot Interactions and Legal Narrative
- Index
Summary
In human–robot interactions in legal proceedings, human responses to robot-generated evidence will present unique challenges to the accuracy of litigation as well as ancillary goals such as fairness and transparency, though it may also enhance accuracy in other respects. The most important feature of human–robot interactions is the human tendency to anthropomorphize robots, which can generate misleading impressions and be manipulated by designing robots to make them appear more trustworthy and believable. Although robot-generated evidence may also offer unique advantages, there are concerns about the degree to which the traditional methods of testing the accuracy of evidence, particularly cross-examination, will be effective. We explore these phenomena in the autonomous vehicles context, comparing the forums of litigation, alternative dispute resolution, and the National Transportation Safety Board. We suggest that the presence of expert decision-makers might help mitigate some of the problems with human–robot interactions, though other aspects of the procedures in each of the forums still raise concerns.
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- Human–Robot Interaction in Law and Its NarrativesLegal Blame, Procedure, and Criminal Law, pp. 111 - 140Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024
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