US judicial panel advances proposal to regulate AI-generated evidence
By Nate Raymond, Reuters, May 2, 2025
A federal judicial panel advanced a proposal on Friday to regulate the introduction of artificial intelligence-generated evidence at trial, with judges expressing a need to swiftly get feedback from the public and lawyers on the draft rule to get ahead of a rapidly evolving technology.
The U.S. Judicial Conference's Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules in Washington, D.C., voted 8-1 in favor of seeking public comment on a draft rule designed to ensure evidence produced by generative AI technology meets the same reliability standards as evidence from a human expert witness.
The proposed rule is designed to address concerns about the reliability of the processes used by computer technologies to make predictions or draw inferences from existing data, akin to issues courts have long addressed concerning the reliability of expert witnesses' testimony.
