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Sandra Ristovska @sristovska.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

With body cameras making headlines again - and the terrific @lastweektonight.com episode about it - I suggest that “if we want body cameras to make law enforcement more accountable, we must first ensure that the law is even-handed when it comes to cameras.” www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/04/o...

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Police body cameras may be good to have. But they can be misleading in court. - The Boston Globe

The legal system wrongly assumes that video always reveals objective truth.

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Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford @casbsstanford.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

A flood of fakery & dubious content “We have a very long history of weaponizing and manipulating images. Social media today, coupled with the generative A.I. tools we’re seeing, have taken the problem to an unprecedented level.” -CASBS fellow @sristovska.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/t...

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Chaos in Minneapolis Exposes an Internet at War With Truth

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Visual Evidence Lab @ CU Boulder @visualevidencelab.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

We're pleased to announce the second talk in our Seeking Justice with Video and AI speaker series: Kelly Gates on Feb 20 (11 am - 12 pm MT) via Zoom. This event is open and free, but advanced registration is required: cuboulder.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Co-sponsored by @cumediastudies.bsky.social

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Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford @casbsstanford.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

How your brain changes what you see & how bias can affect a viewer As CASBS fellow @sristovska.bsky.social explains in @sciam.bsky.social , “Seeing is not just what our eyes physically see but also the experiences and ideas that viewers bring to images.” www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

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Video evidence and eyewitness accounts: The science behind why people see different things

Why can people watch the same video footage and see different things? Neuroscience can help explain

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Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford @casbsstanford.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

What determines how a person interprets what they see on video? How do you assess the truth or trustworthiness of what you see? CASBS fellow @sristovska.bsky.social appeared on the CBC News program Blue Sky to discuss these vital, topical, and thorny questions www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEN0...

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In the age of generative AI how can we trust what our eyes see?

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Visual Evidence Lab @ CU Boulder @visualevidencelab.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Our debut episode of Seeking Justice with Video and AI is now live. It aired earlier today on KVCU Radio 1190 and is available on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0LhB... w/terrific insights form Judge Paul Grimm, Professor Rebecca Delfino, and @riana.bsky.social

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Deepfakes and the Future of Evidence

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Visual Evidence Lab @ CU Boulder @visualevidencelab.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

We are excited to announce the launch of our Seeking Justice with Video and AI speaker series, featuring Yael Granot on January 23 from 11 am to 12 pm MT via Zoom. Please scan the QR code to register and receive the Zoom link or use this link: cuboulder.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Visual Evidence Lab @ CU Boulder @visualevidencelab.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season! See you again in 2026.

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Visual Evidence Lab @ CU Boulder @visualevidencelab.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

A Year in Review: Reflecting on Key Highlights from 2025 **April 25** We celebrated our soft launch with the Justice by Video workshop at the Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS) at the University of Colorado Boulder. 1/5

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Visual Evidence Lab @ CU Boulder @visualevidencelab.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

The last Friday introduction of 2025: the fabulous Alexa Koenig who serves on our advisory board. Alexa is a research professor and co-faculty director of the MacArthur Foundation award-winning Human Rights Center, UC Berkeley School of Law, where she also leads the center’s Investigations Program.

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Visual Evidence Lab @ CU Boulder @visualevidencelab.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

We're excited to announce the launch of "Seeking Justice with Video and AI," a new podcast from the Visual Evidence Lab. Tune in on KVCU Radio 1190 every second Wednesday of the month during News Team’s Audio Magazine from 11 am to 12 pm MT. The podcast will also be available on Spotify afterwards.

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Visual Evidence Lab @ CU Boulder @visualevidencelab.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Lab Director @sristovska.bsky.social and steering committee member Tara Coughlin shared insights from their collaboration with the nonprofit SCALES-OKN at a grantee meeting with @acls1919.bsky.social last Friday. 1/4

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Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford @casbsstanford.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

"We're risking unfair renderings of justice." ABC's affiliate in Denver covered the inaugural report issued by the @visualevidencelab.bsky.social, directed by CASBS fellow @sristovska.bsky.social Full news coverage & access to the report: www.denver7.com/news/local-n...

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Visual Evidence Lab @ CU Boulder @visualevidencelab.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Continuing our Friday tradition, we're thrilled to introduce another member of our advisory @riana.bsky.social. Riana is a policy fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI). 1/5

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Visual Evidence Lab @ CU Boulder @visualevidencelab.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

We're excited to share insights from the recent symposium at the @ascmediarisk.org at the University of Pennsylvania on December 4-5. Our founding director @sristovska.bsky.social delivered a compelling talk titled "New Technologies, Old Problems: Witnessing in an Age of AI." 1/5

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Visual Evidence Lab @ CU Boulder @visualevidencelab.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

We're pleased to introduce our advisory board member, Judge Roderick Kennedy. He retired from the New Mexico Court of Appeals, of which he had been chief judge, in 2016. 1/5

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Visual Evidence Lab @ CU Boulder @visualevidencelab.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Our founding director @sristovska.bsky.social will be giving a talk, "New Technologies, Old Problems: Witnessing in an Age of AI" on December 5 at @ascmediarisk.org at the University of Pennsylvania. Join us if you're in the area. More info and registration details below.

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Visual Evidence Lab @ CU Boulder @visualevidencelab.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

How are video and AI shaping the pursuit of justice? Check out Seeking Justice with Video and AI, our new speaker series. Featuring leading voices from academia, law, journalism, media forensics, and human rights practice, it will explore the promises and challenges of these technologies. 1/6

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Visual Evidence Lab @ CU Boulder @visualevidencelab.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

We have an advisory board, steering committee, fellows, interns, alumni affiliates, and affiliate organizations. The advisory board includes scholars, practitioners, and retired trial judges who provide guidance on strategic planning and research priorities (see some of our prior posts). 1/4

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Visual Evidence Lab @ CU Boulder @visualevidencelab.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Following our Friday tradition, today we're introducing another member of our advisory board, Judge Paul W. Grimm, who brings unparalleled insights to our team. 1/3

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Visual Evidence Lab @ CU Boulder @visualevidencelab.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

The Visual Evidence Lab made waves in Detroit as our founding director, @sristovska.bsky.social, presented her latest research at the American Society for Legal History Conference (Nov 13-15). She gave a compelling presentation titled "Tracing the Legal History of AI Manipulation and Deepfakes." 1/5

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Visual Evidence Lab @ CU Boulder @visualevidencelab.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Today we're thrilled to introduce another member of our advisory board: @samgregory.bsky.social, Executive Director of @witnessorg.bsky.social. Sam is an award-winning human rights advocate and technologist with 25-plus years of experience addressing emerging technologies and civic engagement. 1/5

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Visual Evidence Lab @ CU Boulder @visualevidencelab.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

One of our aims is to train the future generation of publicly engaged scholars and practitioners who work at the intersection of media, technology, and law. 1/4

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Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford @casbsstanford.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

At a convening of our board of directors, CASBS fellow @sristovska.bsky.social presented on public & legal concerns about AI & deepfakes' effects on the integrity & reliability of video evidence A new report from @visualevidencelab.bsky.social explores some of the thorny issues Sandra discussed (🧵)

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Visual Evidence Lab @ CU Boulder @visualevidencelab.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Informed by dialogues taking place at the intersection of media, technology, and law, our work is inherently interdisciplinary, multi-methodological, and multi-modal. But what do we mean by multi-modal work? 1/5

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Visual Evidence Lab @ CU Boulder @visualevidencelab.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Today we're introducing Judge Roxanne Bailin, a member of our advisory board. She was chief judge of the 20th Judicial District (1998-2013). Before that, she was named to the county bench in 1983 and to the district court bench in 1987. She brings unparalleled insights and dedication to our team.

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Visual Evidence Lab @ CU Boulder @visualevidencelab.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Publication alert! Our inaugural report is here! Video's Day in Court: Advancing Equitable Legal Usage of Visual Technologies and AI: www.colorado.edu/lab/visualev... Immensely grateful for the insights from 20 experts and the research assistance from 4 grad students at @cumediastudies.bsky.social

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Inaugural Report: "Video’s Day in Court: Advancing Equitable Legal Usage of Visual Technologies and AI"

At its launch in April 2025, the Visual Evidence Lab gathered experts from across academia, law, media forensics, journalism and human rights practice to

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Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford @casbsstanford.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Biases & context shape how we view videos, but courts lack guidelines about videos as evidence. Now w/AI & deepfakes, "we’re adding another layer of complexity to a system that hasn’t even fully addressed the challenges of authentic video,” says CASBS fellow @sristovska.bsky.social in @thenation.com

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Our Racist, Terrifying Deepfake Future Is Here

A faked viral video of a white CEO shoplifting is one thing. What happens when an AI-generated video incriminates a Black suspect? That’s coming, and we’re completely unprepared.

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Visual Evidence Lab @ CU Boulder @visualevidencelab.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Founding director, @sristovska.bsky.social, and advisory board member, @riana.bsky.social, discussed the legal issues that AI and deepfakes pose in The Nation. Read more about the implications of this technology for justice, civil rights, and human rights here: www.thenation.com/article/soci...

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Our Racist, Terrifying Deepfake Future Is Here

A faked viral video of a white CEO shoplifting is one thing. What happens when an AI-generated video incriminates a Black suspect? That’s coming, and we’re completely unprepared.

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Visual Evidence Lab @ CU Boulder @visualevidencelab.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Stay informed with our monthly email newsletter! Subscribe now to stay up-to-date on our work, publications, and events: www.colorado.edu/lab/visualev... Have something to share in our newsletter? Please email us. #VisualEvidence #Video #Deepfakes #ResponsibleTech #Justice

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Visual Evidence Lab @ CU Boulder @visualevidencelab.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Meet our founding director, @sristovska.bsky.social, from @cumediastudies.bsky.social Now fellow at @casbsstanford.bsky.social, she's writing a book, Deep-faking Images, to offer a historical perspective on concerns over AI and deepfakes’ effect on the integrity and reliability of video evidence.

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Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford @casbsstanford.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Congrats to CASBS fellow @sristovska.bsky.social, director of the new Visual Evidence Lab @colorado.edu The lab releases its inaugural report next week 📰

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Visual Evidence Lab @ CU Boulder @visualevidencelab.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Introducing the Visual Evidence Lab, an interdisciplinary research hub for scholars, judges, attorneys, forensic experts, media makers, journalists, and human rights practitioners, advancing equitable and responsible technology in the pursuit of justice: www.colorado.edu/lab/visualev...

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