Harnessing AI for Justice
Join a vibrant community of innovators and mentors dedicated to transforming the field through AI.
Harnessing AI for Justice
Join a vibrant community of innovators and mentors dedicated to transforming the field through AI.
Harnessing AI for Justice
Join a vibrant community of innovators and mentors dedicated to transforming the field through AI.
What is the Residency?
OpenNyAI Maker Residency 2023
The OpenNyAI Maker Residency is five days of intense building and crafting innovative solutions to the problems of law and justice that keep you up at night. Entrepreneurs and innovators can delve into their ideas, prototype them, receive guidance from mentors, and collaborate with their fellow cohort members.
45+
Cohort Members
24+
Sessions
7+
Mentors
5
Days
OpenNyAI Maker Residency 2023
The OpenNyAI Maker Residency is five days of intense building and crafting innovative solutions to the problems of law and justice that keep you up at night. Entrepreneurs and innovators can delve into their ideas, prototype them, receive guidance from mentors, and collaborate with their fellow cohort members.
45+
Cohort Members
24+
Sessions
7+
Mentors
5
Days
OpenNyAI Maker Residency 2023
The OpenNyAI Maker Residency is five days of intense building and crafting innovative solutions to the problems of law and justice that keep you up at night. Entrepreneurs and innovators can delve into their ideas, prototype them, receive guidance from mentors, and collaborate with their fellow cohort members.
45+
Cohort Members
24+
Sessions
7+
Mentors
5
Days
Partners
Partners
Partners
Meet the Cohort
Meet the First cohort
The cohort will spend 5 days making, learning, networking, and demystifying tech and legal jargon. They will have the opportunity to enjoy the hot rains of Kochi, visit NUALS, interact with students, and soak up the energy of TinkerSpace. By the end of the program, participants will take home a new idea, perspective, or prototype to further develop.
#1 Kishore Kommi, Andhra Pradesh Police
How might we create a citizen-facing chat bot, called "DISHA," that emulates the counseling techniques of a skilled police officer? This chat bot should provide support and guidance to women experiencing sexual abuse and violence, ensuring a non-intrusive approach. Furthermore, DISHA should be capable of effectively eliciting relevant details to draft complaints and gather necessary evidence, facilitating further actions against the perpetrators of the crime or harassment.
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#2 Samhita
How might we create a system that ensures the timely provision of the right services to the appropriate individuals, resulting in an irreversible increase in income? For instance, when a working woman becomes pregnant, she should receive access to a government health scheme well in advance to address her specific needs. Furthermore, in order for her to receive any grants, it is essential to have a prepared bank account, thereby benefiting from schemes like PMJDY. Currently, interventions are often delivered individually, based on the funder's requirements rather than the actual needs of the end participants. What steps can be taken to develop a comprehensive system that accurately identifies the required services and ensures their timely availability to the beneficiaries?
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#3 BTG Legal
How might we address the problem of information asymmetry, which poses a significant barrier to accessing justice? The complex nature of legal language and procedural intricacies makes it challenging for non-lawyer citizens to understand and enforce laws in order to protect their rights. This contradicts the fundamental purpose of laws, which is to safeguard the rights of individuals. Considering the magnitude of this issue, AI appears to be the most viable solution by simplifying legal frameworks and providing accessible answers to citizens in their own language. How can we leverage AI to streamline laws and empower individuals to access and comprehend legal information, enabling them to effectively exercise their rights?
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#4 One Future Collective
How might we develop a chatbot that supports patient advocacy and safeguards their rights within the healthcare system, considering the existing disparities in quality of service, limited knowledge of redressal mechanisms, and imbalanced power dynamics between doctors and patients? This chatbot aims to address the impact of socio-cultural discrimination on healthcare access for marginalized communities, such as fat individuals and transgender individuals. The chatbot will offer (1) simplified information on legal rights, (2) hyperlocal support for policy-legal or procedural issues, and (3) advocacy strategies to navigate the healthcare system effectively.
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#5 Dhatri Reddy, Government of AP
How might we create a comprehensive chat interface that serves as an efficient grievance redressal system for citizens of Andhra Pradesh, specifically addressing complex revenue issues? The objective is to empower citizens by offering them the necessary assistance and information to effectively resolve their revenue-related concerns through the chatbot, ensuring a streamlined and accessible platform for addressing their needs.
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#6 ThoughtWorks
How might we develop a system that predicts the resolution time of court cases without any bias? The system should analyze the text description of the case to identify the relevant sections and determine the jurisdictions involved. Using this information, the system should retrieve historical data on resolution times for similar cases. Ultimately, the system should be able to provide an accurate prediction of the expected resolution time for a given case.
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#7 Lawctopus
How might we simplify the process of reading and interpreting the law, benefiting both legal professionals and the general public? By providing comprehensive interpretations of statutory texts and insights into how courts enforce those laws, we can address the challenges faced by legal professionals in utilizing the law effectively within the courts. Clearer and more practical insights would enhance their ability to navigate legal complexities. Additionally, empowering ordinary citizens with a greater understanding of law enforcement would enable them to make informed decisions, exercise their rights, and actively engage in legal processes that directly impact their lives.
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#8 Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy
How might we develop an intelligent scheduling system for Indian courts that addresses the current challenges in case listing and improves efficiency? The existing system lacks a structured approach, as cases are listed based on filing order and subsequent judge orders, with little consideration for case type or progress. Additionally, manual roster allocation further complicates the process. To overcome these issues, we need to establish synchronization among three crucial components: case type classification, subject matter allocation among judges, and future listing dates based on case progress and judge workload. By implementing an intelligent scheduling system, we can streamline the case listing process and enhance overall court efficiency.
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#9 Bandhu
How might we address the critical need for affordable housing among low-income workers and migrants while overcoming barriers such as regulatory complexity, policy shortcomings, limited land supply, and information asymmetry? Nearly half of our urban citizens lack access to housing that meets basic health, safety, sanitation, and accessibility standards. Furthermore, challenges like lack of credit scores and trust deficits further hinder housing affordability. Additionally, the proliferation of dubious real estate assets and financing schemes on social media platforms adds to the complexity. We must find a way to aggregate and curate social media-based offerings, leveraging technology and financial inclusion, to ensure that our target group can benefit without the fear of fraud or exploitation.
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#10 Haqdarshak
How might we enable agents to independently learn about new schemes through interactive, self-paced voice interactions, in addition to the structured trainings provided by our training team? The ultimate objective is to enhance agents' ability to serve more customers, increase their income, and simultaneously improve the uptake of schemes within their communities.
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#11 Insurance Samadhan
How might we use AI and conversational bots to better understand and communicate with users about their Insurance claim woes in multiple Indian languages?
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#12 Mosu
How might legal dispute resolution in India be improved? Currently, individuals often rely on recommendations from acquaintances, leading to time-consuming and costly court litigation without prior knowledge of expenses. The challenge lies in providing accessible and reliable information for making informed decisions about suitable resolution methods. JustAI, an upcoming online tool, compares time, cost, and success probabilities across litigation, arbitration, and mediation. Users can input preferences and access legal service providers meeting their criteria. Future plans include integrating Bhashini for wider language accessibility. Challenges include acquiring relevant data and engaging legal service providers.
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#13 KuKi
How might we simplify the fulfillment of BRSR obligations for companies? The mandatory reporting requirements starting in January 2023 pose challenges due to evolving ESG practices, resource constraints, and reliance on third-party consultancies. Our solution is the BRSR Compliance Facilitation Product, a proprietary AI-powered software that streamlines reporting, reduces costs, and enhances internal expertise. By training the AI on previous reports, we aim to create an efficient solution for BRSR challenges.
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#14 Ooloi Labs
How might we improve the process of collecting stories from the ground to ensure that the voices and experiences of field team members and community members are heard and included? We have made efforts to streamline story collection by providing templates, hints, and mobile-friendly options. Recently, we have utilized GPT to further simplify the writing process. The goal is to make it easier for individuals to share their struggles, successes, pain points, and realities, ensuring that their voices are acknowledged and represented.
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#15 TERES_CORD
How might we overcome the challenge of making transcription services in dispute resolution accessible in multiple languages and affordable for users, leading to their widespread adoption and deployment?
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#16 Pacta
How might we provide NGOs with access to high-quality legal resources that address their standardised and frequently asked questions? The lack of a comprehensive resource leads to a need for continuous re-validation of legal answers by NGO founders, as laws evolve rapidly.
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#17 Vahura
How might we leverage generative AI to create actionable intelligence and insights from agreements and documents, providing better business continuity and accessibility on an enterprise level? We see opportunities in addressing challenges faced by law firms and legal departments, such as tracking agreements, decentralized knowledge, playbook creation, and automation. By utilizing AI bots, we can extract insights, patterns, and information from existing documents to inform playbooks or provide actionable intelligence. This approach can be extended to other functions like sales and HR. Additionally, using enterprise-wide data, we aim to train an AI tool for self-service, faster query closure, and democratisation of organisational knowledge. To ensure long-term success, we prioritise data privacy, accuracy, cost-effectiveness, clearance levels, and ethical considerations.
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#18 Youth Ki Awaaz
How can we amplify the voices of those at working at the grassroots and distil them into powerful and moving stories of change and impact? For this, we aim to leverage the data at Youth Ki Awaaz to design a storytelling tool which can assist at every stage of the storytelling process including - writing, designing and creating impactful narratives.
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Meet the Cohort
Highlights of the Residency
Here's what you can look forward to.
#1 Kishore Kommi, Andhra Pradesh Police
How might we create a citizen-facing chat bot, called "DISHA," that emulates the counseling techniques of a skilled police officer? This chat bot should provide support and guidance to women experiencing sexual abuse and violence, ensuring a non-intrusive approach. Furthermore, DISHA should be capable of effectively eliciting relevant details to draft complaints and gather necessary evidence, facilitating further actions against the perpetrators of the crime or harassment.
Click/Hover
#2 Samhita
How might we create a system that ensures the timely provision of the right services to the appropriate individuals, resulting in an irreversible increase in income? For instance, when a working woman becomes pregnant, she should receive access to a government health scheme well in advance to address her specific needs. Furthermore, in order for her to receive any grants, it is essential to have a prepared bank account, thereby benefiting from schemes like PMJDY. Currently, interventions are often delivered individually, based on the funder's requirements rather than the actual needs of the end participants. What steps can be taken to develop a comprehensive system that accurately identifies the required services and ensures their timely availability to the beneficiaries?
Click/Hover
#3 BTG Legal
How might we address the problem of information asymmetry, which poses a significant barrier to accessing justice? The complex nature of legal language and procedural intricacies makes it challenging for non-lawyer citizens to understand and enforce laws in order to protect their rights. This contradicts the fundamental purpose of laws, which is to safeguard the rights of individuals. Considering the magnitude of this issue, AI appears to be the most viable solution by simplifying legal frameworks and providing accessible answers to citizens in their own language. How can we leverage AI to streamline laws and empower individuals to access and comprehend legal information, enabling them to effectively exercise their rights?
Click/Hover
#4 One Future Collective
How might we develop a chatbot that supports patient advocacy and safeguards their rights within the healthcare system, considering the existing disparities in quality of service, limited knowledge of redressal mechanisms, and imbalanced power dynamics between doctors and patients? This chatbot aims to address the impact of socio-cultural discrimination on healthcare access for marginalized communities, such as fat individuals and transgender individuals. The chatbot will offer (1) simplified information on legal rights, (2) hyperlocal support for policy-legal or procedural issues, and (3) advocacy strategies to navigate the healthcare system effectively.
Click/Hover
#5 Dhatri Reddy, Government of AP
How might we create a comprehensive chat interface that serves as an efficient grievance redressal system for citizens of Andhra Pradesh, specifically addressing complex revenue issues? The objective is to empower citizens by offering them the necessary assistance and information to effectively resolve their revenue-related concerns through the chatbot, ensuring a streamlined and accessible platform for addressing their needs.
Click/Hover
#6 ThoughtWorks
How might we develop a system that predicts the resolution time of court cases without any bias? The system should analyze the text description of the case to identify the relevant sections and determine the jurisdictions involved. Using this information, the system should retrieve historical data on resolution times for similar cases. Ultimately, the system should be able to provide an accurate prediction of the expected resolution time for a given case.
Click/Hover
#7 Lawctopus
How might we simplify the process of reading and interpreting the law, benefiting both legal professionals and the general public? By providing comprehensive interpretations of statutory texts and insights into how courts enforce those laws, we can address the challenges faced by legal professionals in utilizing the law effectively within the courts. Clearer and more practical insights would enhance their ability to navigate legal complexities. Additionally, empowering ordinary citizens with a greater understanding of law enforcement would enable them to make informed decisions, exercise their rights, and actively engage in legal processes that directly impact their lives.
Click/Hover
#8 Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy
How might we develop an intelligent scheduling system for Indian courts that addresses the current challenges in case listing and improves efficiency? The existing system lacks a structured approach, as cases are listed based on filing order and subsequent judge orders, with little consideration for case type or progress. Additionally, manual roster allocation further complicates the process. To overcome these issues, we need to establish synchronization among three crucial components: case type classification, subject matter allocation among judges, and future listing dates based on case progress and judge workload. By implementing an intelligent scheduling system, we can streamline the case listing process and enhance overall court efficiency.
Click/Hover
#9 Bandhu
How might we address the critical need for affordable housing among low-income workers and migrants while overcoming barriers such as regulatory complexity, policy shortcomings, limited land supply, and information asymmetry? Nearly half of our urban citizens lack access to housing that meets basic health, safety, sanitation, and accessibility standards. Furthermore, challenges like lack of credit scores and trust deficits further hinder housing affordability. Additionally, the proliferation of dubious real estate assets and financing schemes on social media platforms adds to the complexity. We must find a way to aggregate and curate social media-based offerings, leveraging technology and financial inclusion, to ensure that our target group can benefit without the fear of fraud or exploitation.
Click/Hover
#10 Haqdarshak
How might we enable agents to independently learn about new schemes through interactive, self-paced voice interactions, in addition to the structured trainings provided by our training team? The ultimate objective is to enhance agents' ability to serve more customers, increase their income, and simultaneously improve the uptake of schemes within their communities.
Click/Hover
#11 Insurance Samadhan
How might we use AI and conversational bots to better understand and communicate with users about their Insurance claim woes in multiple Indian languages?
Click/Hover
#12 Mosu
How might legal dispute resolution in India be improved? Currently, individuals often rely on recommendations from acquaintances, leading to time-consuming and costly court litigation without prior knowledge of expenses. The challenge lies in providing accessible and reliable information for making informed decisions about suitable resolution methods. JustAI, an upcoming online tool, compares time, cost, and success probabilities across litigation, arbitration, and mediation. Users can input preferences and access legal service providers meeting their criteria. Future plans include integrating Bhashini for wider language accessibility. Challenges include acquiring relevant data and engaging legal service providers.
Click/Hover
#13 KuKi
How might we simplify the fulfillment of BRSR obligations for companies? The mandatory reporting requirements starting in January 2023 pose challenges due to evolving ESG practices, resource constraints, and reliance on third-party consultancies. Our solution is the BRSR Compliance Facilitation Product, a proprietary AI-powered software that streamlines reporting, reduces costs, and enhances internal expertise. By training the AI on previous reports, we aim to create an efficient solution for BRSR challenges.
Click/Hover
#14 Ooloi Labs
How might we improve the process of collecting stories from the ground to ensure that the voices and experiences of field team members and community members are heard and included? We have made efforts to streamline story collection by providing templates, hints, and mobile-friendly options. Recently, we have utilized GPT to further simplify the writing process. The goal is to make it easier for individuals to share their struggles, successes, pain points, and realities, ensuring that their voices are acknowledged and represented.
Click/Hover
#15 TERES_CORD
How might we overcome the challenge of making transcription services in dispute resolution accessible in multiple languages and affordable for users, leading to their widespread adoption and deployment?
Click/Hover
#16 Pacta
How might we provide NGOs with access to high-quality legal resources that address their standardised and frequently asked questions? The lack of a comprehensive resource leads to a need for continuous re-validation of legal answers by NGO founders, as laws evolve rapidly.
Click/Hover
#17 Vahura
How might we leverage generative AI to create actionable intelligence and insights from agreements and documents, providing better business continuity and accessibility on an enterprise level? We see opportunities in addressing challenges faced by law firms and legal departments, such as tracking agreements, decentralized knowledge, playbook creation, and automation. By utilizing AI bots, we can extract insights, patterns, and information from existing documents to inform playbooks or provide actionable intelligence. This approach can be extended to other functions like sales and HR. Additionally, using enterprise-wide data, we aim to train an AI tool for self-service, faster query closure, and democratisation of organisational knowledge. To ensure long-term success, we prioritise data privacy, accuracy, cost-effectiveness, clearance levels, and ethical considerations.
Click/Hover
#18 Youth Ki Awaaz
How can we amplify the voices of those at working at the grassroots and distil them into powerful and moving stories of change and impact? For this, we aim to leverage the data at Youth Ki Awaaz to design a storytelling tool which can assist at every stage of the storytelling process including - writing, designing and creating impactful narratives.
Click/Hover
People of the Residency
Meet the Mentors
Mentors provide guidance on how to sharpen, validate, scale and technically craft the problem statement you bring to the Residency.
Rahul Matthan
Partner, Trilegal
Nikhil Narendran
Partner, Trilegal
Hanae Baruchel
Senior Change Leader, Ashoka
Kailash Nadh
CTO, Zerodha
Deepak Paramanand
Director - AI, JP Morgan
Amod Malviya
Co-founder, Udaan
Irina Snissar
Director, Project ASPIRe
Arhan Bezbora
Founder, Co.labx
Gopal Garg
Director, Project ASPIRe
Saurabh Karn
Senior Curator, Agami
Prathamesh Kalamkar
Data Scientist, Thoughtworks
Pulkit Anand
Co-Founder, ProVakil
Aman Tiwari
Data Scientist, Thoughtworks
Sameer Segal
Senior Researcher, Microsoft
Shreyas Jayasimha
Founder, Aarna Law
Karanraj M
App Developer, Thoughtworks
Meet the Curators
Meet the team that's working to make the Residency a memorable experience.
Sachin Malhan
Co-founder, Agami
Smita Gupta
Curator, Agami
Saurabh Karn
Senior Curator, Agami
Varun Hemachandran
Senior Curator, Agami
Tanya Mayal
Weaver, Agami
Atreyo Banerjee
Weaver, Agami
Moosa Mehar MP
Co-founder, TinkerHub
Kurian Jacob
COO, TinkerHub
Residency Design
Here are some highlights of the Residency
Highlights of the Residency
The Making
Assigned workspaces will allow for dedicated building and prototyping and the silos between legal experts and technologists will be broken.
Sidebars
A dedicated space where experts conduct sessions on various AI/Law/Legal-tech/design/social entrepreneurship fundamentals. These can look like talks on building responsible AI, UI UX design, fine-tuning AI models, understanding scalability, and more.
Innovation Showcase
Visiting NUALS, Kochi where we will demonstrate our ideas and work to law students and continue making from inside the law school.
FAQ
Will there be fries?
All your questions about the residency, answered.
General Information
What is the OpenNyAI Maker Residency 2023?
When is the Residency going to be held?
Where is the Residency going to be held?
Who can attend the Residency?
What is the composition of a team?
Do I need prior knowledge of AI?
Registration and Logistics
What is the registration deadline?
Is there a registration fee?
Can I attend the event remotely or is it an in-person event only?
Is attending all days mandatory?
Will there be any travel or accomodation assistance provided?
Are meals and refreshments provided during the Residency?
Event Details and Participation
What is the schedule of the event? Can I get a detailed agenda?
Will there be any guest speakers or special keynotes at the event?
What is a sidebar?
Can I come visit the Residency without formally being a part of it?
Contact Details
Who do I contact for further information?
PROMOS
What's exciting Satya Nadella & Sam Altman
Over the past few months, as ChatGPT took the world by storm, one particular innovative use case for GPT captured the imagination of Satya Nadella and Sam Altman. Find out what it was in these two video promos for the Residency.