Dr Nicolas Kyriakides Delivered Guest Lecture at Aston Law School

The Director of the Procedural Law Unit (PLU) at the University of Nicosia (UNIC) Dr. Nicolas Kyriakides, delivered a guest lecture at Aston Law School on his latest research, examining the fallacies of human adjudication, building on his previous research regarding public perceptions of AI-assisted rapid preliminary adjudication.

The lecture explored how debates surrounding AI in civil justice often overlook the existing limitations of traditional human adjudication, including inconsistency, subjective reasoning, cognitive bias, procedural delay, and concerns surrounding fairness and transparency. Drawing on comparative research across Cyprus, Germany, and England & Wales, Dr Kyriakides’ presentation considered how these longstanding challenges continue to affect public trust in dispute resolution systems.

As Dr Kyriakides noted during the lecture, “the real comparison is not between ‘biased AI’ and ‘neutral humans’, but between human bias and algorithmic bias”. He explained that human adjudication is often shaped by inconsistency, institutional pressures, and subjective decision-making, whereas AI systems, despite their risks, may at least be tested, audited, and subjected to institutional oversight.

The discussion further examined whether hybrid models combining technological innovation with meaningful human oversight may help address some of the structural weaknesses affecting modern civil justice systems and improve access to justice in the future.