Deepfakes and AI prompts as evidence in court
A US case was dismissed over AI-generated evidence, and Canadian authentication rules are changing. In New York State, AI prompts can also become evidence for work-product and expert discovery purposes.
Who is affected and how
- lawyer
- Authentication of digital evidence and preservation of prompts should be planned ahead in litigation.
Sources
- Altered states of evidence: How deepfakes are challenging digital evidence in courts | Miller Thomsonmillerthomson.com · Sep 14, 2026
- Altered States Of Evidence: How Deepfakes Are Challenging Digital Evidence In Courtslegal500.com · Sep 15, 2026
- When AI Prompts Become Evidence: Work Product and Expert Discovery in New York - Law.comlaw.com · Sep 17, 2026 · magyar
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