Montgomery County Judge First To Use IBM’s Artificial Intelligence On Juvenile Cases

Montgomery County has become part of a pilot project that would have judges across the country utilizing IBM's Watson, an artificial intelligence (AI) system. The county is the first in the United States to pilot the technology in a specialty juvenile court.

Judge Anthony Capizzi, a county judge, anticipates that the use of AI can assist with court cases that are complicated by factors such as drugs and dysfunction. According to Judge Capizzi, AI steps in to provide more concise information in an environment where different groups - such as probation officers and behavioral health providers - provide different information. The . . .