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   "text": "Most GNN architectures assume homogeneous graph structures, so adapting them to heterogeneous graphs with diverse node and edge types remains an unsolved research challenge, and full batch training on large graphs suffers memory overflow.",
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   "text": "The literature offers high short term accuracy figures for judicial AI but almost no evidence on how these tools affect decision quality, case backlogs, or public trust over extended periods, which is a fundamental research gap.",
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   "text": "Because AI systems are predominantly developed in the West and trained mostly on Western data, their outputs are liable to carry cultural biases that inadequately represent non-Western cultures and the values inherent in them.",
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   "text": "Experimental studies suggest risks such as bias amplification from judicial AI, but there is little empirical data on how those risks actually manifest in operational courtrooms, which leaves practical integration guidelines undeveloped.",
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