{
  "id": 17278023,
  "title": "Building tool to help courts spot AI-generated evidence is ‘challenging’: researcher",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/building-tool-to-help-courts-spot-ai-generated-evidence-is",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-30T19:30:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/2026/10/30/building-tool-to-help-courts-spot-ai-generated-evidence-is-challenging-researcher"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A researcher working to help courts identify evidence generated or altered by artificial intelligence says developing a tool effective in real-world scenarios is proving challenging. Maura Grossman, co-director of a Canadian team of researchers, is working on an open-source, free tool that courts and others in the justice system can use to distinguish real evidence from artificial creations. After two years, the research team has created a system that combines advanced algorithms working together to determine if something is AI-generated. However, during real-life trials, the algorithms have struggled to reach a consensus, making it a \"wicked technical problem\" to overcome. The project, one of two funded through the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research’s Canadian AI Safety Institute program, involves technologists and legal scholars in Ontario and British Columbia. Grossman emphasizes that the tool is not a silver bullet and that human discernment and policy considerations are still crucial.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Researchers developing free AI evidence detection tool for courts.",
    "System combines algorithms to identify AI-generated evidence.",
    "Real-life trials prove challenging, algorithms struggle to agree."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/17278023.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Building tool to help courts spot AI-generated evidence is ‘challenging’: researcher",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/building-tool-to-help-courts-spot-ai-generated-evidence-is-17284641",
        "published": "2026-10-30T19:30:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Building tool to help courts spot AI-generated evidence is ‘challenging’: researcher",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/building-tool-to-help-courts-spot-ai-generated-evidence-is-17282509",
        "published": "2026-10-30T19:53:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}