The Admissibility Challenge: AI-Generated Evidence in the Courtroom

As artificial intelligence (AI) technology continues to advance, it has become increasingly common for AI-generated evidence to be used in legal proceedings. However, the legal system is still grappling with how to appropriately handle this type of evidence. In this webinar, we will explore the role of evidence in the AI era and the need for capacity building of judicial actors on issues related to AI-generated evidence. 

The webinar will discuss the diverse types of AI-generated evidence that may be used in legal cases and the challenges that judicial actors may face when evaluating the evidence and its admissibility in court. These challenges include questions around the reliability and authenticity of AI-generated evidence, as well as the ability of judicial actors to understand and evaluate the technical aspects of the evidence. 

The objective of this webinar is to provide legal professionals with a comprehensive understanding of the role of AI-generated evidence in legal cases and the challenges that may arise when evaluating its admissibility in court. The webinar will also offer insights into best practices for building the capacity of judicial actors on issues related to AI-generated evidence. The target audience for this webinar is legal professionals, including lawyers, judges, law enforcement officers, and legal scholars. 

This webinar is part of UNESCO’s series of webinars for judicial operators as part of its AI and the Rule of Law Programme. The webinars are organised in partnership with the National Judicial College (United States), Lawyers Hub (Kenya), the Centre for Communication Governance, National Law University Delhi (India) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Costa Rica).

Opening remarks:

• Jhalak Kakkar, Executive Director at the Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University Delhi as well as a Visiting Professor at the National Law University Delhi

Moderator:

• Isabela Ferrari, Federal Judge of Brazil, Ph.D. candidate (UERJ), and The Future Society/Brazil Board

Opening Keynote:

• Sabine Gless, Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Proceedings at the University of Basel (Switzerland), Researcher and doctorate in law from the University of Bonn (Germany) and completed her habilitation at the University of Münster (Germany), examining principles for evidence transfer across different criminal justice systems. 

Experts: 

• Paul W. Grimm, David F. Levi Professor of the Practice of Law and Director of the Bolch Judicial Institute at Duke Law School and Former district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
• Hanani Hlomani, Research Fellow at ICT Africa, Legal Consultant and Lecturer University of Cape Town 
• Stephen Mason is a barrister and the joint editor, with Professor Daniel Seng, of the open source practitioner text for judges, lawyers and legal academics Electronic Evidence and Electronic Signatures (5th edition, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies for the SAS Humanities Digital Library, School of Advanced Study, University of London, 2021) https://humanities-digital-library.org/index.php/hdl/catalog/book/electronic-evidence-and-electronic-signatures

We hope that you will join us for what promises to be a timely, thought-provoking, interactive and informative webinar! 

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The use of AI is becoming increasingly widespread in our society, and the legal profession is no exception. As AI technology continues to develop, it is crucial that we have a clear understanding of its implications for the rule of law.  

This series of webinars will provide an opportunity for us to explore the legal and ethical challenges presented by AI and to identify ways to ensure that the use of AI in the legal system is consistent with the principles of justice and fairness.