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DoNotPay bot

The World's First Robot Lawyer

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Since 2015
Stanford University, Serra Mall, Stanford, CA, USA

For the US and UK > Browder intends to expand DoNotPay to Seattle next. But having started with parking tickets, Browder's next challenge for the AI lawyer is helping people with flight delay compensation, as well as helping the HIV positive understand their rights and acting as a guide for refugees navigating foreign legal systems. [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jun/28/chatbot-ai-lawyer-donotpay-parking-tickets-london-new-york)

Evidence of this project's impact

In the 21 months since the free service was launched in London and now New York, Browder says DoNotPay has taken on 250,000 cases and won 160,000, giving it a success rate of 64% appealing over $4m of parking tickets. (Source)2018-10

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Project type
Tool or platform
Founded
2015
Language(s)
English
Added
2021-06-22
Last modified
2026-07-12T16:43:55.000Z

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0
Metrics of success
In the 21 months since the free service was launched in London and now New York, Browder says DoNotPay has taken on 250,000 cases and won 160,000, giving it a success rate of 64% appealing over $4m of parking tickets.
Community
LGBTQI, refugees

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