[yorwba]

The original press release has a bit more information on the implementation: https://www.bjinternetcourt.gov.cn/cac/zw/1562291071463.html

The "virtual AI judge" has a collection of 120 frequently asked questions. Based on keywords in user input, it picks one of the predetermined answers and uses speech synthesis to have an avatar read it out. So, a chat bot.

More useful is probably the "mobile court", which is supposed to enable filing a suit online and participating in hearings via video conference. The avatar is only a small part of that.

They've also opened a shop on Taobao, which seems absurd to me, but they seem to be very enthusiastic about it.