Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant policy concern—it is already shaping evidence, risk assessments, and sentencing recommendations in federal courtrooms. For defense lawyers, the challenge is not just understanding what these tools claim to measure, but also exposing their blind spots, biases, and the secrecy surrounding their design. The recent Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) article, “Concerning the Responsible Use of AI in the U.S. Criminal Justice System,” highlights how black-box algorithms, if left unchecked, threaten due process and the adversarial system itself. For defense attorneys, the message is clear: vigilance, transparency, and the ability to contest AI-driven evidence are becoming indispensable parts of effective representation. See fullACM article. For additional support on AI related information in federal defense contact Kyana Givens with the The Evidence Justice Project (EJP), Federal Public Defender Office of Nevada.