Wanqiang Wu

Artificial intelligence is increasingly integrated into judicial systems worldwide, from risk assessment tools in the United States to smart sentencing platforms in China. Yet the deployment of these technologies raises fundamental questions about fairness, transparency, and the proper role of human judgment in legal proceedings. This project examines the adoption and governance of AI in criminal justice across jurisdictions, paying particular attention to sentencing and prosecutorial decision-making. Drawing on empirical legal methods, it investigates how algorithmic tools reshape judicial discretion, whether they reduce or reproduce existing disparities, and what regulatory frameworks can ensure meaningful human oversight. By situating these questions within the broader Digital Humanism agenda, the project seeks to contribute to a normative framework that balances technological efficiency with the protection of individual rights and due process values.