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Prosecutors played two AI-generated love songs in the murder trial of Caleb Flynn, according to 404 Media. Investigators found the files and related lyrics on Flynn’s phone, alongside messages in which he described using ElevenLabs to add an AI voice to a song written for his mistress.

Why it matters

The songs were played in court after a forensic investigator said GrayKey and Cellebrite tools had helped extract files, messages, location history and wearable-device data from the phone. 404 Media reports that the judge then adjourned for the day, leaving the courtroom with the peculiar aftertaste of a music demo nobody had requested. The report does not establish that the songs prove a crime, or that Flynn is guilty. It does show how generative audio and increasingly rich personal-device evidence can move from private experiment to public courtroom exhibit. Should AI-made creative files be treated mainly as digital evidence, or can their emotional and personal context unfairly colour a jury’s view?

Discuss: Should AI-generated creative files be admitted as evidence when their main force may be emotional context rather than proof of the alleged crime?

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