Digital forensics expert & expert witness · The Forbes digital forensics columnist
A claims adjuster reviews damage photos. A detective examines cell phone video. A family law attorney presents screenshots in a custody hearing. None of them can confirm with certainty that what they're looking at is real.
Samsung's AI camera alters photos before they're saved, and witnesses are authenticating those images under oath without knowing.
AI-detection tools are bad at telling real from fake images, and most people can't spot AI videos. Here's how to prove digital evidence is real when it matters most.
A wrongful murder conviction exposed how unprepared courts are to evaluate video evidence. AI has made that crisis impossible to ignore.
You can't trust photos or videos anymore—insurance scams, court battles and police cases hang in the balance. Digital forensics has never been more critical.
Rented a car. Took a picture of it in the lot. Totally clean. Uploaded that photo to Grok and told it to add damage. 30 seconds.
When it comes to mobile device evidence, time is not on your side. Unlike paper documents or even desktop computers, cellular devices are in a constant state of change. Location data, application logs, system artifacts, and usage history are…
Important Disclaimer: I am a digital forensics expert, not an attorney. This guide describes technical workflows for using AI tools (including Perplexity) in litigation support. It is not legal advice, ethics advice, or billing guidance. Attorneys…
AI “unmasking” images of the Minneapolis ICE shooter are forgeries, not enhancements.
Elon Musk’s Grok shows why regulators can’t treat synthetic CSAM as a fix-it-later problem.
Viral AI images after the MInneapolis ICE shooting show how easily fabricated faces can masquerade as evidence —and why that confusion is dangerous.
Arkansas’ new work zone cameras can now spot drivers using phones in construction zones, alerting highway police to stop and ticket distracted drivers.
