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Court Uses AI Deepfake for Deceased Victim's Impact Statement

In a landmark and slightly surreal courtroom drama, an AI-generated deepfake of a deceased road rage victim was employed to deliver an impact statement during sentencing. This pioneering use of technology has sparked ethical debates while leaving legal experts marveling at the bizarre fusion of tech and testimony.

#ai #aiethics #judiciary #law

Family uses AI video in court to allow deceased victim to give impact statement

9 months / siliconangle / Kyt Dotson

Deepfake of deceased man gives his own impact statement in court

9 months / engadget / Lawrence Bonk

Crypto Founder Mashinsky Faces 12-Year Prison Term for Fraud

Former Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky, after pleading guilty to fraud charges, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison. This stark ruling sends a clear message in the crypto realm—no matter how revolutionary one claims to be, fraud will be met with a hefty price.

#crypto #judiciary #scam

Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky sentenced to 12 years in prison - Financial Times

9 months / google

Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky sentenced to 12 years in prison

9 months / theverge / Emma Roth

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky sentenced to 12 years in multi-billion-dollar crypto fraud case

9 months / cnbc

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky sentenced to 12 years for crypto fraud

9 months / engadget / Anna Washenko

Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

9 months / wired / Joel Khalili

Trump’s Controversial Rendition Plan Draws Judicial Rebuke

The Trump administration’s plan to use an archaic law for transferring immigrants to El Salvador has hit a legal wall. A federal judge sharply criticized the proposal as a blatant abuse of authority and a human rights violation, calling into question the wisdom and legality of such extrajudicial practices.

#politics #trump #judiciary #law

Trump Admits He Could Get Abrego Garcia Back, But Angrily Insists Non-Existent Tattoos Are The Reason He Won’t

10 months / techdirt / Mike Masnick

Trump Administration Violated Human Rights Law By Paying El Salvador To Imprison Immigrants

10 months / techdirt / Tim Cushing

Trump Appointed Judge: No You Can’t Use Alien Enemies Act To Rendition Venezuelans

10 months / techdirt / Mike Masnick

Judicial Storm Over Meta’s AI Copyright Dispute

In a high-stakes legal showdown, a judge warned that AI could obliterate the market for original works in Meta’s contentious copyright case. The courtroom drama, drawing parallels to pop culture phenomena, has intensified scrutiny over how the digital age is reshaping creative rights.

#ai #meta #aiethics #judiciary

Judge in Meta case doubts fair use of copyrighted AI training

10 months / techinasia / Grace Priscilla Teo

NEW: Big hearing today in Kadrey v. Meta, one of the earliest AI copyright lawsuits filed. We may see another summary judgement soon(ish)! www.wired.com/story/meta-l...

10 months / bsky / @knibbs.bsky.social / knibbs.bsky.social

I do not get the argument that illegally downloading pirated copies of works is a fair use. I think whether using works that one has legal access to as training material is a fair use is a much more open question, but fucking downloading pirated copies?

10 months / bsky / @leonenglish.bsky.social / leonenglish.bsky.social

NEW: Meta’s copyright battle with a group of authors, including Sarah Silverman and Ta-Nehisi Coates, will turn on the question of whether the company’s AI tools produce works that can cannibalize the authors’ book sales. The court may be close to a ruli

10 months / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

The authors allege that Meta illegally used their work to build its generative AI tools, pirating books through “shadow libraries” like LibGen. Meta is not denying that it used the work, but insists that its behavior is shielded by the “fair use” doctrine

10 months / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

While the authors heavily focused on the piracy element of the case, US District Court Judge Vince Chhabria spoke emphatically about his belief that the question is whether Meta’s AI tools will hurt book sales and otherwise cause the authors to lose money