Lawyer of the future? Artificial intelligence assists defendant in hearing

Technological advances arrive more and more quickly, causing a lot of impact and even apprehension in professionals from different areas, who fear having their jobs taken over by a robot, for example. Now, lawyers should also be aware, that is, depending on the performance of an artificial intelligence that will be the first machine to defend a client during a court hearing.

The defendant was fined for speeding, and the robot will instruct him on how to defend himself during the hearing, which will be held next month. The robot is a kind of chatbot – technology which has the ability to “talk”, adapting to what was said and responding accordingly – created by the startup DoNotPay.

The client of the world's first robot lawyer agreed to say only what the artificial intelligence told him to do. For this, the chatbot will act on a mobile phone, giving commands through headphones. As this is the first time that this will be officially tested in court, the startup has committed to bear all costs, including in case of losing the lawsuit.

Even if this looks like the future for audiences, it's important to point out that phones and headphones are not usually allowed in these courts. However, in this specific case, the session will take place in a space where headphones will be considered a hearing aid, which will allow the use of artificial intelligence.

Startup founder Joshua Browder, speaking to New Scientist magazine about the situation in least innovative, said: "It's technically within the rules, but I don't think it's in the spirit of the rules".

Despite being the first time that a robot lawyer will be used, DoNotPay services have already been used previously, with one customer being able to get out of a $16 bank fee using just the company's chatbot. company.

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