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In this scenario, auditors would independently verify every calculation, effectively shifting the burden of proof back onto themselves to ensure that the AI performed correctly.
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Mike Whitmire, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Moreover, litigating on behalf of a natural entity greatly diminishes the burden of proof, for one need not prove a human was harmed, only that the specific part of nature at hand was harmed.
—India Nye Wenner, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
At a deportation hearing, the government has a lower burden of proof and the defendant does not have the right to a jury trial, for example.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2025
This reframing places the burden of proof on employees rather than technology.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Mike Whitmire, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Moreover, litigating on behalf of a natural entity greatly diminishes the burden of proof, for one need not prove a human was harmed, only that the specific part of nature at hand was harmed.
—India Nye Wenner, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
At a deportation hearing, the government has a lower burden of proof and the defendant does not have the right to a jury trial, for example.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2025
This reframing places the burden of proof on employees rather than technology.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Burden of proof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burden%20of%20proof. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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burden of proof
: the responsibility of producing sufficient evidence in support of a fact or issue and favorably persuading the trier of fact (as a judge or jury) regarding that fact or issue
the burden of proof is sometimes upon the defendant to show his incompetency—W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr.
compare standard of proof
W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr.Note: The legal concept of the burden of proof encompasses both the burdens of production and persuasion. Burden of proof is often used to refer to one or the other. Burden of proof and burden of persuasion are also sometimes used to refer to the standard of proof.
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