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FRE 707 (proposed) for defense AI workflows

FRE 707 (proposed) in defense AI workflows: what compliance requires, who asks for evidence, and the records to keep.

Legal forceProposed rule, not in force
SectorDefense
Checked21 Oct 2026

01 / The rule

What FRE 707 (proposed) requires

Would apply to parties offering AI or machine-generated evidence in federal court without a sponsoring expert witness.

  1. 01As published: machine-generated evidence offered without an expert must satisfy Rule 702(a)-(d) if it would need Rule 702 when given by a witness.
  2. 02Revised draft: proponent shows the AI evidence helps the trier of fact, rests on sufficient data, uses reliable methods, reliably applied.
  3. 03Revised draft: ordinarily provide an expert to explain how the AI system reliably produced the evidence; other proof only in exceptional circumstances.
  4. 04Revised draft: give all parties reasonable notice of intent to offer AI-produced evidence.

02 / In this sector

In a defense AI workflow

This proposal is written for AI output, such as model analyses, predictions or reconstructions offered as evidence without a human expert. The revised draft defines AI as a machine-based system that makes predictions, recommendations or decisions for human-defined objectives.

Usually asked by

Program office leads and ATO-package owners.

Named alongside

NIST AI RMF · DoW RAI · OMB M-25-21.

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03 / Records

Records to keep

  1. 01Validation and error-rate records for the AI system
  2. 02Description of training and input data sufficiency
  3. 03Reproducible run records showing reliable application to case facts
  4. 04Pretrial notice served on opposing parties

Optional evidence · where Planisphere fits

Keep a record anyone can check

When your team meets a duty, Planisphere can seal the event it reports as a receipt.

01 · Your teamRecord the event

A disclosure shown, a review signed, a model change approved: the event your system reports.

02 · PlanisphereSeal it

The event becomes a sealed receipt, dated and attributed to whoever is signed in.

03 · AnyoneCheck it

Paste the receipt into Verify. No account or key.

A record supports your compliance evidence process. It is not a legal finding or a certification. Systems that call Planisphere's gate API can also hold or refuse an action before it runs.

SOURCES

Go back to the source

PRIMARY
Report of the Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules, May 2026

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts

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