TINA’s Take: Made in USA Executive Order Targets Online Marketplaces
Order puts platforms like Amazon and Walmart on notice.
Faridian et al. v. DoNotPay, Inc.
23-cv-1692, N.D. Cal.
(March 2023)
DoNotPay’s Robot Lawyer
(an online legal service and chatbox that uses artificial intelligence to provide legal advice)
Marketing itself as the “world’s first robot lawyer” when it is neither a robot nor a lawyer
Marketing that the service can help with various legal issues when it is actually a website with “substandard” legal documents that are filled in based on information from consumers
Pending
Order puts platforms like Amazon and Walmart on notice.
Advertised “best deal ever” comes with some caveats.
Cecilia D’Anastasio, Bloomberg
Before paying a company for something, know all your options.
This platform’s AI companions raise some major red flags.