Your Phone’s AI Camera Could Make You Lie Under Oath

Samsung’s AI camera alters photos before they’re saved, and witnesses are authenticating those images under oath without knowing.

AI-generated art can’t be copyrighted after Supreme Court declines to review the rule
AI-generated art can’t be copyrighted after Supreme Court declines to review the rule

The US Supreme Court has declined to hear a case over whether AI-generated art can obtain a copyright, as reported earlier by Reuters. The Monday decision comes after Stephen Thaler, a computer scientist from Missouri, appealed a court’s decision to uphold a ruling that found AI-generated art can’t be copyrighted. In 2019, the US Copyright […]

Courts Were Already Getting Video Evidence Wrong. AI Will Make That Look Like A Warm-Up.

A wrongful murder conviction exposed how unprepared courts are to evaluate video evidence. AI has made that crisis impossible to ignore.

Archer Aviation accuses rival Vertical Aerospace of ripping off its air taxi designs
Archer Aviation accuses rival Vertical Aerospace of ripping off its air taxi designs

Look at the two air taxi designs above. Look similar? The company that designed the one on the left sure thinks so, which is why it’s accusing the firm that designed the one on the right of patent infringement. On Monday, Archer Aviation filed a complaint in the US District Court Eastern District of Texas […]

As Congress Debates DHS Funding, A Blizzard Exposes Stakes For FEMA

A powerful blizzard is impacting the Northeast just as Congress is returning to Washington to debate DHS, which houses the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA.

‘Seeing Is Believing’ Is Dead: AI Deepfakes Have Broken Visual Evidence

You can’t trust photos or videos anymore—insurance scams, court battles and police cases hang in the balance. Digital forensics has never been more critical.

The executive that helped build Meta’s ad machine is trying to expose it
The executive that helped build Meta’s ad machine is trying to expose it

Brian Boland spent more than a decade figuring out how to build a system that would make Meta money. On Thursday, he told a California jury it incentivized drawing more and more users, including teens, onto Facebook and Instagram – despite the risks. Boland’s testimony came a day after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the […]

Mark Zuckerberg and his Ray-Ban entourage have their day in court
Mark Zuckerberg and his Ray-Ban entourage have their day in court

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg entered a downtown Los Angeles courthouse in largely the same way as all the attorneys, reporters, and advocates who’d come to watch his landmark trial testimony, but with one notable difference: he was flanked by an entourage that appeared to be wearing Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses. To get to the courtroom, […]

Mark Zuckerberg is taking the stand as social media goes on trial
Mark Zuckerberg is taking the stand as social media goes on trial

Lori Schott didn’t care what it took to haul her way from her small town in Eastern Colorado to show up to a Los Angeles courtroom where Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify Wednesday. “I don’t care if I had to hire a pack mule to get me here, I was going to […]

The surprising case for AI judges
The surprising case for AI judges

Today, we’re going to talk about the role AI might play in deciding legal disputes. Not just drafting memos and doing research — actually deciding who’s right and who’s wrong, and who should pay. My guest today is Bridget McCormack, the former chief justice for the Michigan Supreme Court and now president and CEO of […]