#judicial-ai News & Analysis

Assessing Cognitive Biases in LLMs for Judicial Decision Support: Virtuous Victim and Halo Effects

Research examining five major LLMs found they exhibit human-like cognitive biases when evaluating judicial scenarios, showing stronger virtuous victim effects but reduced credential-based halo effects compared to humans. The study suggests LLMs may offer modest improvements over human decision-making in judicial contexts, though variability across models limits current practical application.