Dewald later penned an apology to the court, saying he hadn’t intended any harm. He didn’t have a lawyer representing him in the lawsuit, so he had to present his legal arguments himself. And he felt the avatar would be able to deliver the presentation without his own usual mumbling, stumbling and tripping over words.

9/10 problem solving, 0/10 anticipating what the audience would find cool. People get a little touchy about being replaced by robots, and judges start out as lawyers.