TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Nov 11, 2024

A federal judicial committee on Friday agreed to develop rules to regulate the use of certain evidence generated by artificial intelligence (AI), Reuters reports.  The U.S. Judicial Conference's Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules said it would press ahead with developing policies to help judges deal with claims that a piece of audio or video evidence is a "deep fake." The meeting comes amid broader efforts by federal and state courts nationally to address the rise of generative AI and its ability to learn from large datasets and then generate text, images and videos. According to the committee, the rules will address concerns about the reliability of the processes used by computer technologies to make predictions or draw inferences from existing data, akin to how courts have addressed the reliability of expert witness testimony. According to Reuters, judges are looking at the possibility of subjecting computer-generated evidence to the same reliability standards as expert witnesses. Interested in learning more about the impact of AI on the law? Don't miss the TBA's Conference on Artificial Intelligence & the Law on Dec. 6.