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Writing on evidence,
AI, and the law.

Primary-source arguments on AI compliance, digital evidence, and where accountability for autonomous systems is heading. New essays on a roughly weekly cadence.

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June 4, 20268 min read

The Deepfake Defense Is Already in Court. Your Evidence Isn't Ready.

A party has already argued in open court that authentic recordings might be deepfakes — and won a hearing on it. As the rules of evidence are rewritten, the burden is shifting from “is this admissible” to “can you prove it’s real.”

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June 4, 20269 min read

Your AI Agent Is a Witness That Can't Testify

In late 2025, three major insurers asked regulators for permission to exclude AI entirely. The reason is the same reason your agent is a compliance problem: nobody can independently prove what it actually did.

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