'Robot' Lawyer Will Use Artificial Intelligence to Represent Defendants in Court for First Time

A new kind of lawyer is coming to court -- one that's powered by artificial intelligence. Next month, a "robot" lawyer, which tells defendants what to say via bluetooth, plans to fight two speeding tickets in court, according to USA Today. This marks the first time AI will be used in court, Joshua Browder, CEO of DoNotPay, the startup behind the project, told the outlet. Although the company isn't making any of the details, including the identities of the defendants, public, they told USA Today that one person will argue their case in person while another will do so over Zoom. DoNotPay bills itself as "the home of the world's first robot lawyer," and says its mission is to "level the playing field and make legal information and self-help accessible to everyone," per its website.