Recently, a Washington state judge rejected the use of AI-enhanced evidence in a trial against a man accused of committing three murders and causing serious injuries to two other people.
The accused, Joshua Puloka, 46, claimed self-defense, which his lawyers maintained at the court hearing.
His Honor, Mr. Leroy McCullough, was the first to take this measure in the judicial field, setting a precedent for subsequent resolutions. In his opinion, evidence enhanced by Artificial Intelligence can hinder arguments and testimonies, in such a way that it can lead to confusion.
In this regard: “This Court finds that the admission of this AI-enhanced evidence would lead to a confusion of the issues and a confusion of eyewitness testimony , and could lead to a time-consuming test within an essay on the non-peer-reviewable process used by the AI model.”
The Public Prosecutor's Office has also commented on the video enhanced by Artificial Intelligence, considering that the images reproduced can be considered false, misleading and unreliable.
In our opinion, the chain of custody may be affected since what is intended by this legal figure is that the evidence is not altered from its obtaining until its practice, so, although the use of Artificial Intelligence can improve the quality of the same, it has affected the integrity of the original content and, therefore, can create confusion.
The company that developed the technology even recommended not using this technology for the practice of evidence in court, considering that the original images could be altered.
Source: NBC NEWS .
