Opportunities, Limits and Myths of
Artificial Intelegence in fight against crime.
in crime prevention, forensic investigations ,corporate governance,
legal precedents and global trend signals, authorities and organizations
already have a clear and safe path to apply Artificial Intelligence
Corruption, environmental damage, money laundering, fraud, extortion
and other criminal modalities already well-known and typified today
gain scale with cyber-attacks, the on-demand formation of gangs in
the virtual environment, in addition to new configurations of the workforce
and chains. of value. Although the essence of risks and delinquency are
similar, the magnitudes completely change the way to monitor and investigate.
The cinematic cliché of investigators, amid boxes of Chinese food, poring
through tomes of archives or exhaustively watching a video is already
as anachronistic as an astronomer mapping stars with a spyglass.
Big data, analytics, machine learning and other modalities of
Artificial Intelligence redefine the way of doing science. In the case of
forensic science, the speed of discoveries can determine the well-being
of a community, the sustainability of an organization, the preservation of
an ecosystem or the lives of people.
Artificial Intelligence modalities and applications are in everything – city
automation, self-driving cars, conversational interactions and a multitude
of use cases. Of course, each of these areas has its objectives, challenges
and uncertainties. In the areas of public safety, surveillance, governance,
crime prevention and forensic investigation, however, work is urgent.
And there is already a lot to be done with the technologies and references
of global best practices available, without entering the gray areas of ethical
limits and regulations that are yet to be established.
More comprehensive, correct and auditable investigation
While emphasizing the guarantee of fundamental rights, the
AI Policy Observatory recognizes the role of technology in
accounting for complex and time-sensitive investigations.
Even without delving into the technical details, it is interesting to see
how AI modalities are applied in the fight against crime and what points
of attention for law enforcement authorities, intelligence agencies or auditors.
The branch known as Big Data is the part that allows capturing data from
different sources, with correlations and insights. Along with this gain in
scale and speed, AI also brings the ability to analyze images, make
translations in real time and, in short, transform different types of content
into relevant information. The technological infrastructure, tools and services
aspects are already relatively mature. Where to start, with less risk and
greater return, is the challenge.
