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The Robot Lawyer Resistance

a16z Podcast

a16z

Science, Innovation, Business, Entrepreneurship, Culture, Disruption, Software Eating The World, Technology

4.41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Should AI belong in the courtroom? Joshua Browder ventured to run an experiment where a robot lawyer would defend a court case. Looking to up the ante, he even offered $1m for a Supreme Court hearing! His experiment was met with a threat of 6 months jail time. Listen in for the full story.

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0:00.0

I imagine a world where you didn't even know that something happened.

0:05.0

robot lawyers were fighting to you in the background and almost immediately they

0:08.8

yet you the Re-Thine Lord's something back.

0:10.8

Today we're talking about the fascinating intersection of law and technology.

0:17.4

The law is a set of rules that a group of people agree upon to regulate a specific region

0:21.4

often through the application of penalties if people break such laws.

0:25.2

So for example, in many regions it's against the rules to steal something from another person.

0:29.7

And if you're caught breaking such law, well, a penalty is applied.

0:33.2

But what happens when you don't have the resources

0:35.2

to fight for your rights?

0:36.7

Whether it's a major medical bill or a minor parking ticket,

0:40.0

even if you were in the right, is it easier to just pay?

0:42.7

Well, Joshua Browder's answer is,

0:44.6

Do Not Pay.

0:45.9

He's built a thriving company off the same name

0:48.0

that helps consumers fight corporations,

0:49.8

beat bureaucracy, and sue anyone at the press of a button.

0:53.0

Through the power of technology, do not pay has resolved over 2 million cases successfully.

0:58.0

And in this interview, we get to hear from Browder himself about where he hopes to take the company,

1:02.0

including his first-hand account of his recent plan to bring the robot lawyer into the physical courtroom.

1:08.0

You're not going to want to miss this.

1:10.0

As a reminder, the content here is for informational purposes only, should not be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security, and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any A16Z fund.

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