December 20, 2019

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Bots that fight bureaucracy

Bots that fight bureaucracy

Bots are able to automate human tasks for which there aren't APIslike contesting a parking ticket or applying for homeless assistance. Joshua Browder's DoNotPay bots have sliced through various bureaucracies since late 2015, vastly reducing the effort required to interact with government agencies.
Talk Title Bots that fight bureaucracy
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Conference Bot Day
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Location San Francisco, California
Date October 19, 2016
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Bots are able to automate human tasks for which there aren’t APIs—like contesting a parking ticket or applying for homeless assistance. Joshua Browder’s DoNotPay bots have sliced through various bureaucracies since late 2015, vastly reducing the effort required to interact with government agencies.

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