A robot lawyer is set to represent a defendant in an actual court case for the first time in history. This is all powered by DoNotPay's artificial intelligence (AI), which touts itself as the world's first robot lawyer.The defendant will be wearing an earpiece (apparently Apple AirPods) and will be coached in court by the AI on what to say. The case involves a minor traffic offense.1. How the Robot Lawyer will WorkThe court case is set to take place in February 2023 in the US. It is considered to be the first time where a defendant is represented by AI in real life.He did state that the company would take full responsibility if there are resulting legal repercussions from the defendant being coached by a robot lawyer. He also mentioned that the defendant is being compensated for being part of this first-of-its-kind court case.The AI, in this case, has been trained to only tell the truth, based on facts. This court case is seen as a proof concept to motivate the use of technology,specifically AI, by courts. The vision of the company is to "level the playing field and make legal information and self-help accessible to everyone."