A new use for a chatbot—initially designed to help with parking tickets—has raised some concerns as it is now being used by those who seek asylum. 

The bot is called DoNotPay and uses automated chat AI via Facebook Messenger. Developed by Joshua Browder, a student at Stanford University, the bot is now being adjusted to assist refugees seeking asylum status in the United States and Canada, as well as provide more rudimentary assistance to those in the United Kingdom, news reports said.

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