AI in the legal world: Lawyer discusses controversial video of Sumner County suspect ‘talking'
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — As technology continues to develop, law enforcement agencies are always looking for new ways to find those responsible for crimes, but when does artificial intelligence cross legal lines? In this week's Ask Isaacs, 6 News' Lori Tucker and Attorney Greg Isaacs discuss a controversial case where AI was used to make a suspect's photo 'talk.'
Last week, the Sumner County Sheriff's Office posted a video that used artificial intelligence to make a photo of a man who was wanted for felony evading arrest 'talk.' The AI video tells people it is 'crazy' that the man is on the sheriff's office's 'Wanted Wednesday' post and then shares how the public can report the man to law enforcement.
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The post has since been updated to only have a photo of the suspect, adding that he has been captured.
Although the video may be troubling to some people, the Isaacs Law Firm reports that AI use is largely unregulated in the legal realm currently.
Just last year, a judge declined to sanction Michael Cohen and his lawyer after it was discovered that some of the case citations that were submitted in a motion were generated by AI. In February, a judge fined three lawyers, two of whom worked for the national law firm Morgan & Morgan, for citing fake cases that were generated by artificial intelligence in a court filing, Reuters and other outlets reported.
According to the Isaacs Law Firm, a recent survey by the American Bar Association found that 30% of responding law firms said they utilized AI in 2024. ChatGPT was the most popular AI tool used by law firms, but the Westlaw and Lexis AI tools have also been gaining popularity, the law firm added.
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If you have a legal question, send it to AskIsaacs@wate.com. To watch full episodes of Ask Isaacs, click here.
WATE's Lori Tucker and Attorney Greg Isaacs answer your legal questions from the WATE Alert Desk on Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m. and on WATE Channel 6 at 5:30 p.m.
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