Compare claimed source metadata with the file actually produced
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Extract stated author, date and device fields and compare them with the produced file's properties, listing mismatches.
- What the lawyer must review
- Treat a match as not proving authenticity: metadata can be edited
- Enquire further on any mismatch
- Written for / version
- US
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Extract stated author, date and device fields and compare them with the produced file's properties, listing mismatches. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Verify every relied-on citation, figure and name against the source document.
- The responsible lawyer approves the exact version before use.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metadata comparison schedule for a digital file | Form | AI use Yellow | Schedule comparing what a party claims about a digital file with the properties of the file actually held: names, times, hashes, device fields and software marks, for a lawyer to read before any authenticity step. |
| Production-set log for candidate synthetic or altered media | Form | AI use Yellow | Log for marking items in a production, brief or client upload that need a lawyer's eye: missing native files, platform AI labels, inconsistent metadata, or a witness account that does not match the item. |
| Protocol for exchange of native electronic files where authenticity is in issue | Agreement | AI use Red | Short protocol the parties can adopt for a file whose authenticity, identity or provenance is disputed: native file, hash, metadata export, no public AI, and a timetable for a s 167 request. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts. The checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.