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Court Bans Use of 'AI-Enhanced' Video Evidence Because That's Not How AI Works (gizmodo.com)
submitted 7 months ago by Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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A judge in Washington state has blocked video evidence that’s been “AI-enhanced” from being submitted in a triple murder trial. And that’s a good thing, given the fact that too many people seem to think applying an AI filter can give them access to secret visual data.

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[–] Whirling_Cloudburst@lemmy.world 43 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Unfortunately it does need pointing out. Back when I was in college, professors would need to repeatedly tell their students that the real world forensics don't work like they do on NCIS. I'm not sure as to how much thing may or may not have changed since then, but based on American literacy levels being what they are, I do not suppose things have changed that much.

[–] sealhaslupus@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

you might be referring to the CSI Effect

[–] Whirling_Cloudburst@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Its certainly similar in that CSI played a role in forming unrealistic expectations in student's minds. But. Rather than expecting more physical evidence in order to make a prosecution, the students expected magic to happen on computers and lab work (often faster than physically possible).

AI enhancement is not uncovering hidden visual data, but rather it generates that information based on previously existing training data and shoe horns that in. It certainly could be useful, but it is not real evidence.