DocuSign Tries to Shut Down a Two Day AI Project That Works

I just wanted to see how easy or hard it is to create an e-signing tool with AI.
Michael Luo didn’t raise funding, didn’t hire a team, and didn’t spend months in stealth. He sat down one weekend, opened a few AI tools, and built Inkless, a fully functional e-signature platform that lets users send, sign, and track contracts at no cost. It took him two days and costs him around $20 a month to run. Within a week of launch, he received a legal warning from DocuSign. The $15 billion e-signature giant accused him of infringing on its intellectual property and making “false and misleading” statements about its platform. The cease-and-desist letter, sent directly
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Anshika Mathews
Anshika is the Senior Content Strategist for AIM Research. She holds a keen interest in technology and related policy-making and its impact on society. She can be reached at anshika.mathews@aimresearch.co
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