Technology
Jul. 24, 2024
I heard your confession, but was it really you?
See more on I heard your confession, but was it really you?The Federal Rules of Evidence is falling behind in the race to stop voice clones and deep fakes in the courtroom. By Anita Taff-Rice and Susan J. Rose
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Anita Taff-Rice
Founder, iCommLaw
Technology and telecommunications
1547 Palos Verdes Mall # 298
Walnut Creek , CA 94597-2228
Phone: (415) 699-7885
Email: anita@icommlaw.com
iCommLaw(r) is a Bay Area firm specializing in technology, telecommunications and cybersecurity matters.
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Recorded confessions have mesmerized jurors and served as the bedrock for convictions over the years. Most recently, federal prosecutors used an audiobook excerpt in which Hunter Biden was heard "in his own words" acknowledging drug use apparently during the period when he applied for a gun permit. Hearing Biden's own voice helped seal his criminal conviction.
But in the new age of voice clones and deep fakes, how can a judge or jury be sure that a recording is real, or t...
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