A man representing himself in an employment dispute, created an AI lawyer to present his arguments before the New York State Supreme Court. But when judges realized the “lawyer" was a digital avatar, they shut down the presentation.
    • lobut@lemmy.ca
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      6 days ago

      It wasn’t in this article but in another one here:

      https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/09/court_scolds_ai_entrepreneur_avatar_testify/

      The founder of an AI startup who attempted to use an artificially generated avatar to argue his case in court has been scolded by a judge for the stunt.

      Dewald, who operates a startup called Pro Se Pro that aims to help unrepresented litigants navigate the US legal system without hiring lawyers, had planned to use an AI service called Tavus to create a realistic video avatar of himself to read his argument to the court.

      I remember some saying that he’s using this as a stunt for AI company …

      However,

      Dewald downplayed the judge’s admonition not to use the court as a venue to promote his biz. “There was nothing there that was promoting any business that I have,” he said.

      It could be that he just really believes in AI. As someone that uses AI for coding every day I’m amazed at his level of confidence in it.