How courts deal with deepfakes and AI?

Whilst the challenges faced by judges when dealing with visual evidence are becoming more complex, but « it’s not a new phenomenon, manipulation has always been around », says professor Yvonne McDermott Rees. She discusses this hot topic in this new Asymmetrical Haircut podcast with Anne Hausknecht, a Law PhD candidate who works with the TRUE project.

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AI, which is being used in Iran and Gaza, is a long-standing feature of armed conflicts. As such, it forms part of the evidence before international courts. Image: © Toey Andante / Shutterstock

When both Donald Trump and the Iranian government repost IA generated content, where does the truth lies? In Syria, Ukraine and at every crime scene, deepfakes and user-generated images are proliferating, serving both as evidence and smokescreen. Whilst the challenges faced by judges when dealing with visual evidence are becoming more complex, but « it’s not a new phenomenon, manipulation has always been around », says professor Yvonne McDermott Rees. She discusses this hot topic in this new Asymmetrical Haircut podcast with Anne Hausknecht, a Law PhD candidate who works with the TRUE project on the impact of deepfakes on accountability for human rights violations.

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This podcast has been published as part of a partnership between Justice Info and Asymmetrical Haircuts, a podcast on international justice produced from The Hague by journalists Janet Anderson and Stephanie van den Berg, who retain full control and independence over the contents of the podcast.

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