AI Technologies as a Means of Commiting Crimes

Modern information technologies diffusing into all spheres of private and public life create not only new opportunities but also unprecedented threats that require immediate scientific and practical development. The study examines the application of artifi cial intelligence (AI) technologies as a means of committing crimes. The author proposes a classification of crimes committed with the use of AI based on several forensically signifi cant criteria: he type of technology used, the perpetrator and the object of the crime. The main methods of applying AI in the implementation of criminal intent are considered — both as an integral element of the method of committing a crime and as an auxiliary means. The changes that the use of AI introduces into the forensic characteristics of crimes are analyzed, primarily in the content of such elements as the perpetrator’s identity and the trace pattern. The conclusion is drawn regarding the transformation of the criminal landscape and the need to adapt investigation methodologies to the new challenges.