In other words, it was obviously an AI deepfake. Judges have had little patience for AI making a mockery of their profession, and the one on this case, judge Victoria Kolakowski, wasn’t having any of it, either. The release of OpenAI’s video generating AI app, Sora 2, was a wakeup call for just how easily convincing video evidence could be faked, as users quickly found that they could create realistic videos of people committing crimes like shoplifting. “I think AI-generated fake or modified evidence is happening much more frequently than is reported publicly,” judge Erica Yew, a member of California’s Santa Clara County Superior Court, told NBC. More on AI in law: Judge Blasts Lawyer Caught Using ChatGPT in Divorce Court, Orders Him to Take Remedial Law Classes