DOI: 10.47743/jss-2025-71-5-5

Faculty of Law, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași

Abstract: In 1952, Kurt Vonnegut writes „Player piano”, a dystopian novel based on the process of exaggerated automation. Nowadays, automation has become commonplace, with benefits at every turn. By following the text written by Kurt Vonnegut, we manage to draw a parallel between the future described by him and the present in which we live. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of technology began to increase, becoming required in some cases. This is the starting point for the development of artificial intelligence-based software. The concept of the player piano can be compared to the use of artificial intelligence in the legal field, where human reasoning and the spirit of law predominate, thus raising problems with the effective use of these programs. Regulating how technology can enhance people's work without completely replacing it is therefore necessary. Thus, Kurt Vonnegut's topic is still relevant today, highlighting the conflict between technological progress and the values of society.

Keywords: Artificial intelligence, human reasoning, legal software, ethics.

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