Odesa blogger wins in court with the help of artificial intelligence

Oleksandra Korin, a blogger and fitness trainer from Odesa, said she had won a case in the Khadzhibey Court of Odesa on inheritance using artificial intelligence (AI).

The blogger posted this on her Facebook page.

In the summer, Oleksandra said that she decided to go to court, but the services of lawyers were too expensive for her.

"I was looking for a lawyer, consulting with them, evaluating them. One lawyer (a neighbor on Myasoedovska Street) told me: "20 thousand hryvnias to file the documents with the court, another 20 thousand when we win the case. Plus a court fee of 1.2 thousand and a penny, plus 600 UAH for each hearing." She said: "also bring me certificates from the registry office that your father had no more (official) children, and death certificates of his parents," the blogger said.

What happened

As stated in the court decision, the blogger's father died in the Russian Federation, and she learned about it only on April 8, 2024, from a message from a relative living in Russia. She received a death certificate from her relatives, but this document was issued by the Russian authorities without an apostille, and therefore, according to Ukrainian law, had no legal force. Oleksandra applied to the Russian Consulate in Chisinau to have the document apostilled, but she was denied even access to the premises, despite her online appointment. Thus, she was forced to send the document by mail back to Vladivostok to get it apostilled. After a series of delays related to the delivery of the documents in difficult conditions (two unsuccessful delivery attempts, lack of communication with the Russian post office, a business trip of her cousin), the apostille was affixed on October 29, 2024. Finally, on December 19, 2024, Oleksandra was able to receive them in full. Thus, she was not physically able to file an application for acceptance of the inheritance within the six-month period provided for by the law from the moment of opening the inheritance.

Cheaper than a lawyer

Oleksandra couldn't find a cheaper lawyer and decided to use the paid version of ChatGPT, which cost her 199 hryvnias, to file her application with the court.

"Artificial intelligence and I started working on my case. Through the e-court website, of course. To avoid communicating with people, because where there are people, there is corruption, queues, rudeness, why? Yes, it was very thorough, colossal work, the AI just constantly advised me, helped me understand every step, I did the main actions myself, although I set it up as an experienced lawyer in inheritance cases," she emphasized.

The court rejected the first application and returned it with five days to correct it, but eventually accepted it and started proceedings, and on November 24, it satisfied the claim.

Кирило Бойко