Startup Law Cyborg offers an affordable AI ‘little lawyer’

Startup Law Cyborg offers an affordable AI ‘little lawyer’
Andrew Wierda (centre) and his Auckland-based startup team has made massive strides, quickly, and isn’t planning on slowing down. (Image: Law Cyborg)
Ben Moore
Auckland startup Law Cyborg has developed an artificial intelligence “little lawyer” with the backing of some big names.Law Cyborg now has nine staff and is selling a tool built on generative artificial intelligence (AI) that can answer questions about the minutiae of tax and employment law.The company was based on an experiment that founder and managing director Andrew Wierda developed while working at EY as a new graduate.Wierda found himself working on “super cool and technical tax stuff” for EY Law but felt that...

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