Timothy Edwards

Challenging the Foundations of "Deepfake" Evidence Most people have seen or heard deepfakes – fake images of human beings, including their speech, that appear real – in the past few years. Deepfakes present special challenges in criminal and civil litigation (beyond the frustration people might feel when they don’t know whether they’re being fooled).

I worry that we shouldn’t fear AI or robotics being the end of humanity… I think they’ll get along just fine. They’ll work together — no emotion, no ego, no sabotage. What will be the end of us… is us. This “every man for himself” state we’re in. We don’t promote each other. We don’t strive to do the best for one another. We don’t think as a species-first. That’s one of the most honest and haunting things I’ve heard about the future. It’s that humans are forgetting how to cooperate.

Originally published by the State Bar of Wisconsin. To access the full text, download the PDF above. MADISON, Wis. (April 22, 2025) — Attorneys Timothy D. Edwards and Hayley Rich-Noble are recipients of the State Bar of Wisconsin 2024 Hon. Charles Dunn Author Award for their timely writing on the legal implications of artificial intelligence in litigation. Named after Wisconsin's first Supreme Court chief justice, this award recognizes excellence in legal writing within the state.