Helping people navigate complexity without losing their humanity.

I study how psychology, scientific evidence, and responsible technology can strengthen human judgment, clarify complex information, and help people in consequential roles make better decisions without surrendering accountability, dignity, or public trust.

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Researcher at the National Judicial College, studying judgment, trust, evidence, and AI in courts.

FIELD NOTE

Technology should help us think better, not think for us.

The goal is not more answers. It is better questions, clearer evidence, and wiser decisions.

Psychology · Law · Science · Responsible Technology

BEYOND EFFICIENCY

AI should help people make better decisions, not just faster ones

Much of the public conversation about AI focuses on speed, efficiency, and output. My work focuses on the values that matter when decisions affect people’s lives: judgment, accountability, transparency, dignity, legitimacy, and meaningful human control.

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Three ways to explore my work.

Start with the path that fits what you need: research, writing, or speaking on AI, evidence, courts, and human judgment.

Research, judicial education, and applied projects on evidence, decision-making, AI, and courts.

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Publications, reports, white papers, and media/policy citations on AI, courts, trust, evidence, and human judgment.

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Talks, trainings, teaching, presentations, and research posters for legal, judicial, academic, and public audiences.

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THE PROBLEM

Complex decisions are getting harder to make well.

Professionals are being asked to evaluate more information, more uncertainty, and more technology than ever before. In high-stakes settings, the challenge is not simply having access to more tools. It is knowing how to question, interpret, and use evidence wisely.

Evidence is complex

Research, data, and expert information can be difficult to interpret, especially when decisions carry real consequences.

Technology is moving fast

AI and other tools can support human judgment, but only when people understand their limits, risks, and appropriate uses.

Human judgment still matters

The goal is not to automate decision-making. The goal is to help people think more clearly, ask better questions, and act with care.

GROUNDED IN RESEARCH

Research that helps people make sense of uncertainty.

My work draws on social psychology, empirical legal research, and judicial education to understand how people evaluate evidence, build trust, and make decisions in complex systems.

Judgment & Decision-Making

I study how people reason through uncertainty, especially when decisions involve fairness, trust, risk, and institutional responsibility.

AI, Courts & Responsible Technology

I examine how judges and legal professionals understand AI, where they see promise, and where they need guidance, safeguards, and training.

Science Communication & Education

I translate research into practical language, tools, and learning experiences that help professionals ask better questions and use evidence with care.

FUTURE DIRECTION

Building tools that help people think more clearly.

I am building an educational platform that helps professionals understand, question, and evaluate complex scientific evidence.

Technology should make people more capable, not less human.

WHO I WORK WITH

For courts, educators, and professionals working with complex evidence and high-stakes decisions.

I help courts, judicial educators, legal professionals, researchers, students, and organizations make complex evidence, technology, and decision-making easier to understand and use responsibly.

The goal is simple: help people ask better questions, evaluate information carefully, and keep the people affected by decisions in view.

Ways to work together

Research collaboration

Empirical research, survey design, evaluation, and writing on courts, evidence, decision-making, and responsible AI.

Judicial and legal education

Clear, practical education for judges, court professionals, legal audiences, and interdisciplinary groups.

Speaking and writing

Presentations, articles, and public-facing explanations that make complex ideas easier to understand and use responsibly.

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Anna Fine, Ph.D.
Researcher · Science Communicator · AI and Courts Advisor
Evidence, judgment, and responsible technology.

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