"ceases to be a reliable factor in courts" and "dystopian extension of cops planting drugs on suspects" seem to be mutually exclusive. Also, as I commented on a

"ceases to be a reliable factor in courts" and "dystopian extension of cops planting drugs on suspects" seem to be mutually exclusive. Also, as I commented on a HN thread 6 months ago[0], let's remember that there was no 'objective' record of events for the vast majority of human history. It's only in the last 150-200 years that we've had light and sound recording technology. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16014047 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16014047 [Google claims near-human accuracy at imitating a person speaking from text]