Artificial Intelligence - Risk or Security in Forensics?

Abstract

Artificial intelligence influences the areas of our lives, including forensic investigations. The accelerated development of cutting-edge technologies has brought a series of advantages but also vulnerabilities and risks. Excessive dependence affects several aspects of the criminal process. The paper analyzes the duality of artificial intelligence in the forensic process, highlighting both its role as a security and efficiency tool for investigations, as well as its potential for risk in the context of cybercrime and ethical and legal challenges, aiming to identify a balance between the advantages of technology and the respect for fundamental rights through responsible use in forensic activity. The theme is current through the novel elements addressed. The article represents a point of view on AI and its use. The development of artificial intelligence generates new forms of crime, for which it is necessary to have a clear legislative framework, ethical control mechanisms and interdisciplinary collaboration between specialists in law, computer science, sociology and cybersecurity. The future of all humanity depends on international cooperation in combating new forms of crime and finding a set of unanimously accepted norms regarding the use of AI. UDC: 343.98:004.8(4); JEL: K14