Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping law and everyday life. However, beneath the excitement around generative models and automation rests a deeper question: Who decides how AI is actually built? In a conversation on the Digital Kallipolis podcast, justice-tech founder Esosa Ohonba explores the tension between two competing visions of top-down AI and bottom-up AI and why that distinction matters for access to justice, and the future of digital society. Ohonba’s offers a compelling lens for this debate. As the founder of Layman, an AI-powered platform designed to help people navigate civil legal processes, he is part of a growing movement that sees technology not merely as a tool for efficiency but as a way to expand human agency within complex systems.
Esosa Ohonba, JD, MPH, is a founder and CEO of Layman, a justice-tech company building AI tools that help individuals and lawyers navigate civil legal processes. A graduate of NYU School of Law, Esosa launched Layman to expand access to justice for self-represented litigants and underserved communities. His work bridges law, public health, and technology to close the civil justice gap. Here is Esosa’s visit to Digital Kallipolis. Thanks for stopping by!
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