Would you rather be judged in court by a human or by ? That was one key question in focus on Wednesday night at the conference and market in Madrid. Platino Educa, the educational platform of the event, screened the new film ( ) from Spain and Portugal. Written and directed by Simón Casal, it stars Verónica Echegui, Tamar Novas, Alba Galocha and Alberto Ammann.
“In the near future, the government aims to replace judges with artificial intelligence software, pledging to effectively automate and depoliticise the justice system,” explains a synopsis. “Carmen Costa, a distinguished judge, has been invited to assess this new procedure. However, when the software’s creator is found dead, she realizes her life is in danger and that she will have to fight the powerful interests that are at play in the highest echelons of the state.
” The audience gave the movie a very positive reaction, judging by the applause that followed its screening. Then it was time for producer Mariela Besuievsky, actor Ammann, Juan Fernandez Tamames, attorney-secretary on the Criminal Compliance Committee of Telefonica, and Spanish Supreme Court judge Antonio del Moral to answer questions and discuss the film’s implications for the current debate about the role of AI. Casal started on the project around five years ago as he was interested in the impact of big data and ChatGPT, Besuievsky told the audience.
“He decided to focus on justice” for the film, also helped by the fact that his wife .