Discussion Questions
1. If you were arrested for a crime you knew you committed, would you plead guilty and admit your wrongdoing, or2. If you were arrested for a crime you knew you committed, but you knew the government could not prove, would you plead guilty and admit your wrongdoing anyway? Why? Does your answer change with the nature of the crime? Why?3. Would you feel comfortable having an AI judge? An AI lawyer? Are there professions where you would prefer AI or a person? What is it about a person, or AI, that is compelling in certain situations?4. The AI system in the story takes into account the cost avoidance saved by pleading guilty when determining the punishment; should cost avoidance be a consideration in the justice system?5. If the narrator had gone to trial, he would have had the choice to pick between different AI lawyers to represent him, each with their own strengths. Do you think it is fair that different criminals are represented by different lawyers, of different quality? If you think it is not fair, what, if anything, would be a better system of equal legal defense?
