Prosecutors should be on the lookout for communications with AI-assisted third parties. Some civil firms have reported a disruptive barrage of AI-generated client queries that push up fees, while consumer software exists to coach users through difficult calls in real time.

CJIS 6.1 appears likely this year, though the FBI has not publicly confirmed timing. Vendor commentary suggests it will be a more incremental follow-on to the major CJIS 6.0 overhaul in December 2024, while cloud providers continue publishing guidance on how agencies can implement CJIS 6.0 workloads.

A Florida man was charged after using a deepfake to lure an officer to a non-existent crime. (Seminole Business)

The three-second AI-generated deepfake allegedly shown to a Seminole County deputy. (Via TikTok)

Swiss prosecutors charged a man for using xAI's Grok chatbot to harass a finance minister. (Bloomberg)

A criminal defendant in Manhattan federal court was ordered to turn over dozens of exchanges with popular U.S. chatbot Claude after a judge blocked claims of privilege and work-product. (Harvard Law Review)

Federal regulators are revising how encryption keys underlying most device and messaging security are generated, with public comment open through June 16. (NIST)

Two prosecutors were caught filing AI-fabricated citations in recent weeks, a state attorney in Clayton County, Ga., and a federal prosecutor in Raleigh. (AJC; Bloomberg Law)

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