One of the essential elements pursued in judicial decision-making is an impartial trial. However, people are inevitably influenced by many subjective elements, and cognitive shortcuts are also used to facilitate decision-making. As a result, the question arises as to whether assisting or even leaving decision-making to computers equipped with artificial intelligence could lead to more objective and fairer results and improve the quality of judicial decisions. The master's thesis is divided into sections in order to illustrate the impact of artificial intelligence on decision-making in criminal proceedings. First by presenting common errors in judicial decision-making and the impact of subjectivity on it, and then by presenting the main problems that arise from the use of artificial intelligence. This is followed by a look at the US legal system, where AI is already being used and an examination of the compatibility of such algorithms with the principles and rights pursued in the European Union. The thesis concludes with a chapter on transparent AI.
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