AI helped Shenzhen judges handle cases 50% faster. Is this the future for China?

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Pilot system driven by artificial intelligence technology will now be rolled out in the courts of dozens more Chinese cities

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William ZhengPublished: 12:00pm, 4 May 2026Judges in Shenzhen – China’s Silicon Valley – processed 50 per cent more cases last year than in 2024 with the help of a pilot system powered by AI technology, according to the city’s Intermediate People’s Court.It said the artificial intelligence-driven system would now be introduced in the courts of dozens more Chinese cities.

In a social media post on Tuesday, the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court said each judge in the city had handled an average of 744 cases in 2025 – up by 249 cases from the previous year.

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That made Shenzhen’s judges the most efficient and productive in Guangdong, since they handled 261 cases more than the provincial average, it said.

The Shenzhen court said the AI tool – which it built in 2024 – was the first intelligent judicial assistance system in China that uses domain-specific large language models.

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After two years of development, the system now covers 85 judicial procedures in civil, administrative and criminal litigation, including case filing, review, court hearings and document preparation.

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