iFlytek developing AI-enabled system for legal purposes

Leading artificial intelligence company iFlytek Co Ltd is developing an AI-enabled system to assist courts in judging criminal cases, as the company steps up its push to accelerate the commercial application of its technology.

The move came after the company was authorized by the Ministry of Science and Technology to build China's first national laboratory for cognitive intelligence.

The company, affiliated with the University of Science and Technology of China, a premier school in the country, is partnering with Shanghai High People's Court to test the smart trial system.