Do you remember last year's stories about "DoNotPay," a company that claimed to have the "world's first robot lawyer"? In case you don't, this was a company that claimed to offer legal services using a "robot lawyer" (aka "AI technology). It made a lot of claims about the services it could provide, only it was revealed to be all smoke and mirrors. I reported on the story throughout 2023 on January 29, February 14, February 16, March 4, March 10, and March 17.
The story has made it back to the headlines of the week because on Wednesday, the FTC announced actions taken against five different companies making misleading claims about AI, including DoNotPay.
In reply, DoNotPay as agreed to pay $193,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations. Besides paying the $193,000, DoNotPay agreed to refrain from making claims about its ability to substitute for legal services without evidence to support them.
TechDirt has more details on this latest chapter on the DoNotPay saga here. The ABA Journal has more on the settlement here.
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