Can an audit record prove my AI tool is reliable enough for court?

An audit record is strong corroborating evidence — it documents reproducible performance and is tamper-evident — but "reliable enough for court" is a legal determination a judge makes under FRE 702 and (if adopted) FRE 707, weighing the record alongside the…

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Answer.

Evidence / professional-responsibility rule · FRE 707 (proposed).

An audit record is strong corroborating evidence — it documents reproducible performance and is tamper-evident — but "reliable enough for court" is a legal determination a judge makes under FRE 702 and (if adopted) FRE 707, weighing the record alongside the rest of the foundation. It supports the argument; it does not decide it. Planisphere measures model behaviour and emits a reproducible record; it does not certify admissibility or give legal advice.

Cite-anchor: Proposed Federal Rule of Evidence 707 — machine-generated evidence (PROPOSED, not yet effective) · Imports FRE 702(b)–(d) reliability factors; comment closed 2026-02-16, earliest effective 2027-12-01

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The mark behind the answer.

FRE 707 (proposed) sets the bar an AI output must clear before a tribunal or a client relies on it — reliability, candor…

machine-generated evidence · Rule-702-grade reliability for AI output (PROPOSED).

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First evidence record within 21 days of access · re-runs in a single business day. Planisphere measures model behaviour and emits a reproducible, sha-pinned record — it does not certify, file, or give legal advice.