The Robot Lawyer Resistance

What happens when you don’t have the resources to fight for your rights? Whether it’s a major medical bill or a more minor parking ticket… even if you were in the right, is it easier to just… pay? Well, Joshua Browder's answer is Do Not Pay!  He’s built a thriving company of the same name, that helps consumers “fight corporations, beat bureaucracy, and sue anyone at the press of a button.” Through the power of technology, DoNotPay has resolved over 2m cases successfully and in this interview we get to hear where Browder hopes to take the organization, including his first-hand account of his recent plan to bring the robot lawyer into the physical courtroom.   Topics Covered: 00:00 - Introduction 01:51 - DoNotPay’s origin 03:09 - Surprising laws 05:49 - General counsel for consumers 06:54 - The role of AI and technology 09:26 - Ensuring quality counsel 13:19 - Prioritizing features 14:43 - Corporate pushback 17:11 - Reshaping the legal system 20:28 -  Entering the physical courtroom  24:50 - Cross border possibilities 26:14 - Looping humans into modeling 29:01 - Deflationary impacts 30:05 - Recent pushback 33:13 - Is AI already writing law? 35:15 - Why is law so complex? 37:54 - Entering the Supreme Court 38:38 - Lawyer support 39:47 - Looking forward 43:07 - Building horizontal vs vertical 45:28 - Does this law exist?   Resources:  DoNotPay: https://donotpay.com/ Find Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jbrowder1   Stay Updated:  Find a16z on Twitter: https://twitter.com/a16z Find a16z on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a16z Subscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://a16z.simplecast.com/ Follow our host: https://twitter.com/stephsmithio Please note that 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. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures. Stay Updated: Find a16z on X Find a16z on LinkedIn Listen to the a16z Podcast on Spotify Listen to the a16z Podcast on Apple Podcasts Follow our host: https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg   Please note that 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. a16z and its affiliates may maintain investments in the companies discussed. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.