論大數據時代法律檢索與個人智慧培養

Legal Information Retrieval and Wisdom Cultivation in the Age of Big Data

法律檢索是電腦問世後1960年代起法律界最早研究及實用的領域。本文指出各種資料庫快速增加的今日，宜以提供學術對話橋梁看待法律檢索。對話強調彼此檢驗及論證以探索真實，既深入對問題的理解，也提供認識及反思自身的機會。當下需要發展可信的人工智慧法律環境，涉及眾多個別及整體法律判斷及規範，法律知識工作者具備法律智慧，才能做出好的規範判斷。法律智慧因此提供現代法律人的核心競爭能力。藉助網路剪貼或人工智慧自動生成作業或論文，不但違背學術倫理，更令個人法律生涯，輸在起跑點。

Legal information retrieval is one of the first technologies researched and placed in use in the area of law since the 1960’s of last century. As various databases rapidly increase, this paper argues that we should treat legal information retrieval as bridges connecting dialogs among researchers. It provides opportunities for mutual examinations and argumentations; help ones delve deeper into issues of a problem, and reflect on one-selves at the same time. The emerging trustworthy AI legal environment requires good legal decisions and sound legal institutions, the wisdom of jurists is critical. Cut and paste in law school writings violate academic ethics; and most of all, one’s core competitiveness is lost for not used to legal reasoning, argumentation and self-reflection.