🎙️Episode 6— AI Judges, AI Lawyers, and the Future of Legal Access for the Poor

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Episode 6: AI Judges, AI Lawyers, and the Future of Legal Access for the Poor

Justice has always had a price tag. Not officially — the law protects everyone the same, on paper. But accessing that protection has always required a retainer most people can't afford. In this episode, I break down why AI is closing that gap faster than anyone expected — and it's not hypothetical. It's already running in Chinese courtrooms.

China's Supreme Court has confirmed a national AI adjudication system operating in 23 courts across 11 provinces. Shenzhen's courts used AI to help judges handle 50% more cases in a single year. Beijing's Internet Court has launched the country's first AI virtual judge. We talk about what this means for court backlogs, why AI lawyers — not just AI judges — might be the real unlock for access, and the honest tension nobody's talking about: what happens when justice gets faster, but harder to question.

This episode also covers a fascinating case out of Hangzhou, where a court ruled a company couldn't legally fire an employee just to replace him with AI — a reminder that the same systems speeding up justice are also drawing legal lines around AI's reach.

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