Smart Legal: Proposing Artificial Intelligence Application to Provide Free Legal Aid in Indonesia
Chrisna Bagus Edhita Praja- Hary Abdul Hakim- Wita Setyaningrum

Faculty of Law, Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang, Indonesia- Faculty of Law, Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang, Indonesia- Faculty of Law, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Indonesia

Abstract

This study aims at assessing the empowerment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to provide free legal aid in Indonesia. The need for access to accountable, reliable, and professional legal aid is the right of everyone to obtain justice as mandated by the Indonesian Constitution. Furthermore, the state has issued several legal aid regulations in the form of rules and implementing regulations. In this case, the essence of these legal provisions requires law enforcers, especially advocates, to provide free legal aid for lower-income people. This study was conducted through a literature review technique sourced from the law, books, journals, and others sources relevant to the topic. The data analyze qualitatively and presented descriptively. The result shows AI has considerable potential to be a permanent part of assisting and providing free legal aid in managing large volumes of cases and allowing advocates to better maintain public trust. However, we reveal the current challenges in the implementation of AI in Indonesia which consist of the absence of a legal basis, lack of human resources, high cost of providing AI, and the lack of awareness of people on the use of AI in legal professionals.

Keywords: AI- Legal aid- Free- Advocate

Topic: Law