AI, Blockchain, and the Indian Evidence Act: A Call for Techno-Legal Evolution
In an age where technology is advancing unprecedentedly, law and justice must keep up. As artificial intelligence (AI) increases its foothold in numerous sectors, its potential misuse, particularly in generating false evidence, becomes a substantial concern. The Indian legal system, based on principles enshrined in the Indian Evidence Act of 1872, faces challenges in navigating this new terrain. However, an unexpected ally appears in the form of blockchain technology. This blog explores the AI threat to evidence integrity, blockchain's potential as a solution, and the need for legal and technological evolution from a techno-legal perspective. The AI Threat in a Legal Context AI has brought significant advancements in data manipulation and synthesis, resulting in phenomenons like deepfakes—hyper-realistic, AI-generated video, audio, or image forgeries. Such false evidence, if presented in a court of law, can disrupt the legal process and lead to unjust outcomes, undermining the Indi