The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Forensic Science: Transforming Investigations through Technology

— Artificial intelligence transforms forensic science today by offering an unprecedented breadth of better precision and speed in criminal investigations. Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies that include reconstruction of crime scenes, DNA analysis, digital forensics, and many others applied to forensic science will have farreaching impacts on the field. This review discusses the use of AI in transforming a number of the disciplines in forensic sciences: namely, crime scene investigation, pattern recognition and forensic toxicology, among others; its challenges, ethical and legal considerations. This article finally emphasizes the future of AI in forensic science, as well as its integration with other emerging technologies.