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Judge Rejects AI Avatar in Court Dispute

4/14/2025

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Jerome Dewald, a 74-year-old entrepreneur, faced backlash in a New York court on March 26 for using an AI-generated avatar in his employment dispute with MassMutual Metro. The judge condemned his actions as misleading, firmly stating that AI cannot stand in for a person in court. Dewald's startup, Pro Se Pro, seeks to empower self-representing litigants.

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Jerome Dewald, a 74-year-old entrepreneur, faced backlash in a New York court on March 26 for using an AI-generated avatar in his employment dispute with MassMutual Metro. The judge condemned his actions as misleading, firmly stating that AI cannot stand in for a person in court. Dewald's startup, Pro Se Pro, seeks to empower self-representing litigants.