AI-Driven Image Forensics for Cybercrime Detection: Chain of Custody and Legal Admissibility
Advanced techniques for analyzing and verifying digital images make AI-driven image forensics a crucial tool in detecting cybercrime. With the rise of cybercrime involving altered and forged images, AI-driven techniques like deepfake detection and metadata analysis present hopeful means for uncovering evidence. The incorporation of AI into forensic investigations, however, presents considerable challenges concerning the chain of custody and the legal admissibility of digital evidence. To ensure that digital evidence stays intact and unmodified during the investigation, it is crucial to uphold an uninterrupted chain of custody. To set forth unambiguous criteria regarding the admissibility of AI-processed evidence in court, legal systems must also grapple with the progressing character of AI. This chapter investigates how AI-driven forensics, maintaining the integrity of digital evidence, and the legal structures necessary to guarantee justice in the era of artificial intelligence intersect. 2026 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing.
Advancements in Forensic Analysis of Digital Images for Security and Law Enforcement;pp.205-225
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