As AI fakes get indistinguishable, does video evidence still mean anything in court?
masoomdon · reddit · 2026-10-07
A Reddit user raises growing unease about AI-generated images, video, and voice cloning eroding trust in evidence.
Key points:
- When anyone can generate photorealistic media, a file itself stops being proof unless provenance can be established some other way.
- The mirror problem: real footage can be dismissed by simply claiming "that's AI" — the so-called liar's dividend.
The poster assumes courts already have authentication processes and suspects that verifying origin will matter more than verifying content, asking whether the legal landscape is due for a fundamental shift.
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