THE RISKS OF USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN FORENSIC SCIENCE AND WAYS TO OVERCOME THEM

Author(s): Egerev I.M., Egereva O.A.

Rubric: Specific issues of law and law enforcement

DOI: 10.21777/2587-9472-2025-2-70-76

Release: 2025-2 (46)

Pages: 70-76

Keywords: artificial intelligence, forensic examination, automation of judicial procedures, admissibility of evidence, verifi- ability of conclusions, interpretation of expert data, digitalization of the judicial system

Annotation: The article discusses the key issues of the integration of artificial intelligence in the practice of expert activity in judicial proceedings. At the same time, the problem of the “black box” – the opacity of algorithms, which prevents a full legal assessment of the results – is highlighted. The complexity of the explainability of deep neural network solutions and their incompatibility with the requirements of procedural law, which provides for the verifiability and reproducibility of expert opinions, is analyzed. The authors discuss modern methods for increasing the transparency of artificial intelligence, as well as multi-level expert verification with mandatory documentation of procedures. The need for interaction between developers, experts and lawyers to create legally acceptable and scientifically sound systems is emphasized. Special attention is paid to the role of an expert in the context of digitalization. The risk of replacing an expert with algorithmic solutions and the associated decrease in the quality of judicial conclusions and loss of professional autonomy is considered. In general, the authors note that the successful implementation of artificial intelligence in judicial practice requires a balance between technological innovations and maintaining the key role of an expert, as well as the forming of a comprehensive regulatory framework that ensures transparency, legality and quality of expert opinions. In the text of the article, the Russian Federation is abbreviated as RF.

Bibliography: Egerev I.M., Egereva O.A. THE RISKS OF USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN FORENSIC SCIENCE AND WAYS TO OVERCOME THEM // Journal of Legal Sciences. – 2025. – № 2 (46). – С. 70-76. doi: 10.21777/2587-9472-2025-2-70-76