From the Hacker News thread
"A computer can never be held accountable, therefore a computer must never make a management decision". Or in this case, a legal one. twitter.com/swiftonsecurity/status/1385…... The accountability of the existing judicial system is already pretty thin, and in some cases being elected makes it worse rather than better, but turning it over to automation? Having a system that is entirely unaware of the society and political environment in which it operates? That is very bad for legitimacy. Now, you don't need legitimacy so long as the monopoly on violence holds ...