The AI lawyer tells the defendant what to say through headphones.

It’s part of a growing wave of AI-powered legal software.

“For the first time ever, a robot will represent someone in a US courtroom.

Closeup on someone signing documents with a robot hand pointing where to sign and law books and a gavel in the image.

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DoNotPay AI will whisper in someone’s ear exactly what to say.

We will release the results and share more after it happens.

Wish us luck!”

A robot hand holding a judge’s gavel.

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DoNotPay is a legal services chatbot founded by Browder, a British-American entrepreneur.

The chatbot was initially meant to contest parking tickets but has expanded to include other services.

But Ochoa said that DoNotPay’s first court appearance is potentially illegal.

It may not be long before AI takes on more legal tasks.

For example, an artificial intelligence program called ChatGPT-3.5recently passed partsof a bar exam.

Other AI programs in China use AI to settle disputes over traffic accidents and even criminal cases.