A staff member interacts with Xiaofa, a robot that provides simple legal advice and guidance for litigants, at Beijing No 1 Intermediate People's Court on Thursday. [Zou Hong/China Daily] The Chinese capital's first artificial intelligence robot for legal services was put into operation in a Beijing court on Thursday. The robot, named Xiaofa, stands 1.46 meters tall and provides legal advice and guidance in a child's voice. Xiaofa explains complicated legal terms in everyday language to help the public better understand legal definitions, said Du Xiangyang, founder and CEO of AEGIS Data, which designed Xiaofa. We used a child's voice to ease the tense emotions of litigants who come here for help. The robot can move its head and wave its hands as instructions show up on screen, and it can guide people to the exact service window for litigation services. The appearance of Xiaofa was a big move for the Beijing court, as the capital works to build a smart court system. Over 40,000 litigation questions and 30,000 legal issues can be answered by the robot, according to the court. Interaction between humans and machines has improved immensely, said Ma Laike, deputy head of Beijing No 1 Intermediate People's Court. It will decrease the cost of litigation, save trial resources and improve the efficiency of justice. Before the robot was introduced into the Beijing court system, it was tested by legal professionals. In October 2016, China's first AI legal robot, Faxiaotao, was unveiled in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, attracting visitors from home and abroad. Faxiaotao can help people analyze the best way to solve a dispute, and also assist them in selecting which attorneys are suitable to accept the case, according to the robot's designer, Itslaw, a company that combines internet technology with law. For example, if a company's corporate client believes its advertisements or advertising slogans have been illegally copied by a rival company and would like to hire an attorney who is a specialist, Faxiaotao will first recognize what kind of case it is and then analyze its database for suitable lawyers who have dealt with similar disputes. More than 300,000 attorneys across the country were listed in the company's database last year. When a query is made it selects the best three options, the company said. The Supreme People's Court has ordered Chinese courts at all levels to build technology-friendly systems for lawsuits and explore the use of big data and AI to help judges and litigants search documents and resolve cases. An internal intelligent system covers 3,520 courts across the country, giving the courts access to a great deal of information online. Xin Wen contributed to this story. fabric festival wristbands24 hour wristbands coupon codeyouth wristbands24hourwristbands
BEIJING - President Xi Jinping and other senior leaders Saturday paid tribute and laid floral baskets to the Monument to the People's Heroes at Tian'anmen Square. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, joined representatives of all walks of life to mark the country's fourth Martyrs' Day, on the eve of National Day. Other members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu Yunshan, Wang Qishan and Zhang Gaoli, also attended. A military band played trumpets to commemorate the martyrs before the ceremony started. At 10 a.m., participants sang the national anthem, and then bowed their heads in silent tribute to those who devoted their lives to the liberation of the Chinese people, the establishment and development of People's Republic of China, which was founded in 1949. Following a patriotic song sung by children, 18 honor guards laid nine sets of flowers in front of the monument. Baskets were presented in the names of the CPC Central Committee, China's top legislature, the State Council, the top political advisory body, the Central Military Commission, All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, non-communist party and non-party individuals, mass organizations, veterans, senior cadres and the families of martyrs, as well as China's Young Pioneers organization. President Xi straightened red ribbons on the baskets and led a group of senior officials in a walk around the monument to pay tribute. Children and other attendees followed them and laid bouquets of flowers at the foot of the monument. The ceremony was presided over by Cai Qi, secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the CPC. It is estimated that China has about 20 million martyrs. China's top legislature approved Sept. 30 as Martyrs' Day in 2014 to commemorate those who lost their lives for national independence and prosperity.
