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
Human jurors need to wrestle with doubt – and that struggle gives trials their moral legitimacy. Pitiphothivichit/iStock via Getty Images Plus“Mercy,” a film released in January 2026, depicts a dystopian Los Angeles in the near future: a city riddled with violence, homelessness and civic disorder. California’s response is...