THE PRESENT AND FUTURE IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON THE NIGERIAN LEGAL SYSTEM ON DIVERSE ISSUES

ABSTRACT

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has transformed businesses, industries, and the way we do things, and laudably so. This transformation birthed by the evolution of AI continues to rapidly rope its fabrics around us, leading to several changes and conversations on the need to address the plethora of challenges surrounding the innovations and the ongoing evolving confluence between AI and industries, particularly in the legal landscape which is still leaping towards embracing the trend. In Nigeria, some of the most pertinent legal challenges related to AI are the legal status of AI, copyright ownership, Intellectual Property (IP), data protection, culpability, ethical dilemmas of bias, disciplinary agency, and market usurpation. This paper discusses the legal challenges of AI applications in the Nigerian legal system. It analytically reviews the challenges in light of its impact on legal development in Nigeria and recommends standards that may reflect a viable inculcation of AI in the system.

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UNILAG Law Review, (2024) Volume 7 Edition 1.