AI job risk: Legal

Will AI replace judges?

Our AI risk score for judges is 15 out of 100: low risk.

15

Low risk

The verdict

Low risk: AI will mostly be a helper, and demand for the human part should hold up.

What AI already does

AI can summarise cases and research law.

What stays human

Public trust, legitimacy and final decisions.

What to learn next

How courts can use AI fairly, and the law on AI evidence.

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Sources: World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Report 2025; IMF, "Gen-AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work" (2024); ILO, "Generative AI and Jobs" (2023, updated 2025); Eloundou et al., "GPTs are GPTs" (2023); Frey and Osborne, "The Future of Employment" (2013). Scores are RoboDoom's own estimates, see how we score.

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