DOXS.AI: the Artificial Intelligence tool for legal consultations in native languages

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Although in Peru more than 4 million communicate in one of our 48 native languages, it was not until March 2015 that the first sentence was handed down in Quechua. It occurred in the First Preparatory Investigation Court of the province of Azángaro, in Puno. The data not only shows a historical debt of the judicial system, but also the deep barriers that still limit access to justice for millions of citizens. In this context, DOXS.AI was born, a tool developed by the Torres brothers in Cusco that seeks to bridge these gaps through the use of artificial intelligence. Their proposal: a legal assistant capable of answering legal queries in native languages, supported by a solid base of national jurisprudence.

“DOXS.AI is a solution to close the gaps in access to justice, allowing people from native language communities to access legal information in their own language. Thousands of people do not have access to justice for the simple fact of not knowing their rights, that is what prompted us to develop this platform,” says Joseph Torres.

One of the main differentials of DOXS.AI compared to other generative artificial intelligence tools is its intercultural approach. Through DOXS Intercultural, users can make legal queries both in writing and orally in indigenous languages ​​such as Quechua, Awajún, Wampis and Aymara.

“DOXS.AI is not only a legal tool, it is a social justice tool. Here DOXS Intercultural is not designed only for lawyers, but for people who have never had access to the legal system,” says Joseph about the platform with which they seek to help people who have never made a complaint for speaking another language or for lack of knowledge of the Peruvian legal system.

The platform not only translates queries, but responds with supported information. According to its creators, it has more than 2 million judicial resolutions, including regulations of the Civil Procedure Code, Penal Code, Indecopi jurisprudence and OSCE arbitrations.

“While it is true that there are other platforms that help you if you give them a good prompt, DOXS.AI does not invent information, it has more than 2 million judicial resolutions, it can make queries with real documents from the country, it does not invent information and it also does not do a systematic search. What other platforms do is grab a database and, when you search for references, they give you the documents. What our platform does is an intelligent search, because it knows the document and knows the law,” he adds.

The way it works is simple: the user enters a query in natural language—for example, “I want to file a food claim”—and the AI ​​processes the request to provide claim templates, relevant case law, legal foundations, and PDF download links. The search is carried out in seconds and allows access to precedents from the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court and the SCIJ.

Currently, a large part of the consultations focus on issues of violence and food, which demonstrates the most urgent legal needs of users.

Although the tool already works 100% in Quechua, the team continues working to expand its coverage in other native languages. For this, field work is key.

“We are working together with the Jesús Obrero CCAIJO Association, which is an NGO that has an impact on the communities of Quispicanchis on the Ausangate route. We also have the support of communities in the Amazon with the Awajún and Wampis,” explains Joseph.

The development of these capabilities has not been easy. Understanding how questions are asked in different cultural and linguistic contexts has been one of the biggest challenges. However, replicating this advance in other languages ​​requires direct presence in the communities. And that is, today, one of the main obstacles.

“We are looking for support to be able to reach more communities. We need to be able to contact each other, because it is difficult, not everyone can enter, for example, the Machinga community. You cannot enter like this, simply take your laptop and tell them, ‘I am coming to train you’. No, the process of entering is complicated,” he says.

Currently, DOXS.AI offers free access to students and non-profit institutions. University students can make up to 20 consultations a day through a credit system, while NGOs have free access.

The next step for the team is to strengthen alliances that allow them to enter more territories and thus continue expanding the reach of a tool that, from Cusco, seeks to reduce one of the most persistent gaps in the Peruvian judicial system.

By Editor