Digital Forensics
When the evidence might be AI-generated, you need forensic proof.
AI content authentication is the forensic analysis of digital media to determine whether it was created or altered by artificial intelligence. Sherlock Forensics provides deepfake detection, AI document authentication and synthetic media forensics for legal proceedings. Our examiners have provided court testimony on AI-generated evidence and digital media provenance.
Generative AI has made it trivial to fabricate images, video, audio and documents that pass casual inspection. When synthetic media enters a legal proceeding, insurance claim or corporate investigation, forensic authentication is the only reliable method to separate real from generated.
Capabilities
Forensic analysis of video and image evidence suspected of AI generation or manipulation. We examine GAN artifacts, temporal inconsistencies, lighting anomalies and compression signatures. Our findings are documented to evidentiary standards and presented with chain-of-custody documentation suitable for court submission.
Verification of documents suspected of AI generation. We analyze linguistic patterns, metadata provenance, formatting artifacts and content consistency to determine whether contracts, emails, reports or other documents were produced by large language models. Critical for fraud investigations and contract disputes.
Detection of AI-generated voice recordings and audio manipulation. We examine spectral characteristics, breathing patterns, prosody markers and encoding metadata to identify synthetic speech. Used in cases involving fabricated confessions, fraudulent voice authorization and impersonation.
Court-qualified testimony on AI content authenticity. Ryan and our forensic team have provided expert witness testimony in proceedings involving digital evidence authentication. We explain complex forensic findings in clear language that judges and juries can evaluate. Our testimony covers methodology, confidence levels and limitations.
End-to-end provenance chain verification for digital media. We trace content origin through metadata examination, C2PA content credential verification, EXIF analysis and platform-specific artifact review. Establishes when and where digital content was created and whether it has been modified.
AI content authentication for internal investigations, HR disputes and insurance claims. We determine whether submitted evidence is authentic, modified or entirely AI-generated. Deliverables include detailed forensic reports with reproducible methodology and clear conclusions.
Methodology
| Technique | Media Type | What It Detects |
|---|---|---|
| GAN Artifact Analysis | Image, Video | Spectral fingerprints left by generative models |
| Temporal Consistency | Video | Frame-to-frame anomalies in face-swapped video |
| Metadata Provenance | All | Missing or inconsistent creation metadata |
| Linguistic Analysis | Text, Documents | LLM-characteristic patterns and perplexity |
| Spectral Analysis | Audio | Synthetic speech markers and voice cloning artifacts |
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Court-qualified forensic examiners with over 20 years of investigative experience.
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