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P E E R T O P E E R M A G A Z I N E · S P R I N G 2 0 2 6 91 THE FUTURE OF AUTHENTICITY In the next few years, enterprise video volume will grow at a pace most organizations are not ready for. As reported by NPR in "People Are Trying to Claim Real Videos Are Deepfakes. The Courts Are Not Amused," judges and regulators are already confronting defendants who casually invoke "deepfake" without evidence, and they are not impressed. Courts will increasingly expect systems that can prove authenticity as confidently as they capture footage. For legal technologists, investigators, litigators, paralegals, and anyone who works with digital evidence, this is a chance to lead responsibly. According to the provenance and standards work coming out of groups like C2PA and the evidence-rules committees, if we design for provenance and timelines now, we can shape how truth is established. And when someone tries to wave away an inconvenient truth as a "deepfake," the record will speak for itself, and the jury will have no trouble seeing through the claim. DONNA M. MEDREK Donna M. Medrek is Senior Director of Legal Solutions at BlueStar Case Solutions, where she helps law firms and corporate legal departments design practical workflows for complex data using BlueStar's Next-Generation Bespoke AI, including Siemly and LEWIS Legal. An early adopter of AI in legal, she is ACEDS-certified and experienced with platforms such as Relativity, DISCO, and Reveal AI. Donna regularly shares best practices at conferences such as The Masters Conference, ILTA (where she served as an event coordinator for ILTA EVOLVE 2025), the Chicago Bar Association, and at ALM's Midwest General Counsel Conference (GCC). Donna is actively involved with ACEDS, Chicago Women in eDiscovery, and the ILTA community, and mentors students through Chicago Prep Charter School, Chicago Lights, and other nonprofits. Donna brings a client-focused approach to every engagement and is fluent in English, with basic Polish and Spanish.

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