Louisiana HB 178 — Digital/Synthetic Evidence Authentication (2025)
Louisiana HB 178 establishes requirements for the authentication of digital and AI-generated evidence in civil and criminal proceedings. Requires parties introducing synthetic media as evidence to disclose its AI-generated nature, and gives courts discretion to exclude unauthenticated synthetic evidence. Enacted 2025.
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