This 19-year old invented a bot that has already beaten R45,000,000 worth of parking tickets

The world’s first “robot lawyer” has been wildly successful since its London launch in September of last year, reports Business Insider.

Since launching the beta version of DoNotPay, 19-year old Joshua Browder’s bot has successfully appealed $3 million (R45,000,000) worth of parking tickets.

This equates to between 160,000 of 250,000 parking tickets in both London and New York, giving it a 64% success rate.

Here’s how it works: simply visit DoNotPay and make an account. From there, the chatbot will ask questions about your parking violation, like whether there were signs indicating you couldn’t park. If you answer a question that shows you could have a case, the bot will help generate an appeal.

While the bot may not be quite as successful on South African shores, Bowder is already working on a new app that might – a new platform that can help HIV positive people understand their legal rights when disclosing their medical status.