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Technology,
Criminal

Nov. 16, 2021

AI aIgorithm and techno-babble momentarily flummox Rittenhouse trial

Last week, during the closing stages of the Wisconsin trial of defendant Kyle Rittenhouse, a legal debate ensued over an attempt by the prosecution to introduce enlarged digital photos. The underlying software typically leverages various highly technical algorithms, including AI-based ones. Unfortunately, nobody in the debate seemed to know how such software works.

Lance Eliot

Chief AI Scientist
Techbrium Inc.

Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a Stanford Fellow and a world-renowned expert on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Law with over 6.8+ million amassed views of his AI columns. As a seasoned executive and high-tech entrepreneur, he combines practical industry experience with deep academic research and serves as a Stanford Fellow at Stanford University.

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There is rapt widespread attention focused on the Wisconsin trial taking place involving defendant Kyle Rittenhouse. I won't go into the details about the nature of the criminal case and simply emphasize that this is a serious matter that has garnered great interest from the general public and also from many armchair observing lawyers.

I would like to draw your attention to the final stages of the trial that occurred last week.

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