Colombian judge uses ChatGPT in ruling

Plus: Scientists develop new ice form with similar density to liquid water.

Feb 04, 2023

A judge in Colombia sought the help of OpenAI's ChatGPT in a case that involved excluding an autistic child from paying fees for medical appointments, therapy, and transportation, considering his parents' limited income. The incident raises the question: "Has AI gone too far?"

While the judge said that artificial intelligence (AI) could aid in text creation, he also stated that it cannot replace the role of a judge.

It seems AI will continue to be a hot topic. Before diving deeper into it, let’s take a look at our video of the day and see how a self-taught inventor builds and rides a jet-engine go-kart.

Good morning. I’m Mert, an Editor at IE.

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VIDEO OF THE DAY

A self-taught inventor builds and rides a jet-engine go-kart

With a top speed of 90 mph!

MUST READ

Colombian judge uses ChatGPT in ruling, makes humane decision

A Colombian judge used OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot to assist in making a decision for a children's medical rights case.

Judge Juan Manuel Padilla from Cartagena stated that he used the chatbot for advice in a case concerning the exclusion of an autistic child from paying fees for medical treatment, therapy, and transportation due to their parents' limited income.

Padilla acknowledged that A.I. programs like ChatGPT could assist with text creation but not replace the role of a judge. He ruled in favor of the child on January 30, determining that their medical expenses and transportation costs should be covered by their medical plan, and mentioned using ChatGPT as a reference in his judgment. But he didn’t specify to what extent the text-generating bot had helped him.

SCIENCE

Scientists developed new ice form with similar density to liquid water

A collaborative team of scientists from the University of Cambridge and University College London discovered a new type of ice that resembles water more than any other. This type of ice may be vital to understanding the most well-known liquids.

Unlike ordinary crystalline ice, the new form is amorphous, in which the molecules are disorganized, like in a liquid. Researchers produced the new amorphous ice in the experiment and generated an atomic-scale model in a computer simulation. They ground crystalline ice into tiny particles using the ball-milling process in a steel jar. Though it’s frequently employed to create amorphous materials, ice has never been subjected to ball-milling.

CULTURE

Chinese spy balloon spotted in US, Pentagon decides not to shoot down

A surveillance balloon suspected to belong to China has been spotted over U.S. territory over the past few days. The White House has been briefed, and for now, no action is being taken to bring it down.

The discovery of the balloon comes at a time when the relations between the U.S. and China are strained over multiple reasons. The U.S. Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, is expected to arrive in Beijing this weekend to find a way to ease the strain on the relations. It remains to be seen if the discovery might lead to a change of plans.

HEALTH

A new vaccine to fight fungal infections has passed clinical trials

Researchers from the University of Georgia developed a new vaccine that has the potential to become the first vaccine to receive clinical approval for the protection against invasive fungal infections.

Invasive fungal infections have recently become a significant concern due to the increasing resistance to antifungal drugs. They are estimated to cause over 1.5 million deaths worldwide every year and result in billions of dollars in economic costs.

The newly developed vaccine targets the three most prevalent fungal pathogens responsible for most fatal fungal infections. If clinically approved, it could provide a much-needed solution to this growing problem.

MAIL & MUSINGS

A Colombian judge has caused a stir by using ChatGPT in a ruling.

What’s your approach toward the use of A.I. in law?

Why not receive help?

Negative

I’m not sure

It’s a complicated topic

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS

Yesterday we shared how a clever wireless transmitter 'appears to violate the laws of physics' at first. We asked what real-world application you thought this device will be most useful for. The majority of you (30 percent) said medical advances.

30%

Medical advances

28%

Satellite communication

24%

Something else entirely

19%

Smart agriculture

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“I see a bright future for the biotechnology industry when it follows the path of the computer industry, the path that von Neumann failed to foresee, becoming small and domesticated rather than big and centralized.”

Freeman Dyson, English-American physicist.

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Prepared by Mert Erdemir

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