A judge in Washington banned the use of videos enhanced by artificial intelligence (AI) as evidence in the trial of a man who is accused of killing three people.
The ruling, signed on Friday by King County Superior Court Judge Leroy McCullough, might be the first of its kind in court as AI technology becomes more prevalent. It was first reported by NBC News.
“This Court finds that admission of this AI-enhanced evidence would lead to a confusion of the issues and a muddling of eyewitness testimony, and could lead to a time-consuming trial within a trial about the non-peer-reviewable process used by the AI mode,” McCullough wrote.
Lawyers for Joshua Puloka tried to present cellphone video evidence enhanced by AI. Prosecutors stated that there is no legal precedent for using this technology in court, as reported by the outlet.
Puloka has claimed self-defense after being charged in the September 26, 2021, killings where he opened fire in a bar near Seattle. He killed three people and wounded two at the La Familia Sports Pub and Lounge in Des Moines. killed Local police at the time said there was a dispute and two people left the bar in separate vehicles.
Puloka asserted that he was attempting to de-escalate the situation when he was shot at and returned fire, hitting innocent bystanders.
The shooting was recorded on a cellphone video, and his attorneys wanted to enhance the video using a software that can “supercharge” video, as reported by NBC News.
The prosecutor’s office stated that the video enhanced images were “inaccurate, misleading, and unreliable.” Experts mentioned that the software is meant to make videos more visually appealing but may not reflect the truth.
The ruling comes as lawmakers across the country grapple with the emerging capabilities and accessibility of AI technology. Just last week, the White House
its first government-wide policy that hopes to mitigate the risks of AI. released Last October, President Biden
a sweeping executive order on the technology, but McCullough’s ruling proves that more policy will be necessary as AI becomes more powerful and widely used. signed A judge in Washington has prohibited the use of AI-enhanced videos as evidence in a trial. The ruling, signed on Friday by King County Superior Court Judge Leroy McCullough, might be the first of its kind in court as AI technology becomes more prevalent. It was first…
