Empirical studies suggest that robots could outperform humans in commoditised legal tasks which have traditionally been assigned to, and undertaken by, humans. We should therefore not be surprised to witness ‘robotised arbitrations’ in the near future. That prediction however raises a number of questions: can we rely on a decision delivered by a source with which we have had no human interaction previously? Do we appreciate and actually seek emotionally detached decisions after all? More importantly, are we emotionally prepared to task a machine with fact- finding-and-resolution skills that may outperform us? This article proposes a thought- provoking look into the strenghts and weaknesses of robots and humans and aims (i) to raise awareness to the effects of artificial intelligence in international arbitration; and (ii) to draw to the readers’ attention that this is an opportune occasion to embrace artificial intelligence as a tool to develop and perfect dispute resolution mechanisms and the approach to problem-solving.