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by pimlottc 381 days ago
When it comes to actual court evidence, it’s just going to come back to chain of custody. What is the source of the video, how was it obtained, what hands did it go through before reaching the court, etc.
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As we can see here though - newspapers and court of public opinion aren’t all that thorough!

I’m thinking back to various things like the videos of people being beaten up by the police, or that audio clip of trump talking about grabbing women.

Would any of these things carry the same weight today? And how much weight will they have by the next election?

Eve just being able to plausibly say ‘nah it’s just AI’ adds enough reasonable doubt that a lot of people will not believe it.

Easier said than done, though, especially when the sources themselves can be hacked and poeple can be bribed. When you make one step of a crime MUCH easier, finding evidence becomes much harder.
The 1992 book "Rising Sun" by Michael Crichton is basically about exactly this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rising_Sun_(Crichton_novel)
Oooh I haven’t read this and I usually love Crichton book.