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   "text": "Predictive and generative AI systems threaten fairness by reducing complex judicial processes to statistical correlations, which neglects the emotive and cognitive dimensions of justice and the contextual nuances human judges consider.",
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   "text": "AI's role in legal practice must remain that of a supportive tool rather than a replacement for human judgment, because AI augments legal practice but cannot replicate the empathy and discretion that responsive judging requires.",
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