The Future of Autonomous Forensic Agents and AI-Augmented Investigators
Rebet Keith Jones · Advances in computational intelligence and robotics book series · 2025
The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous systems is transforming the landscape of digital forensics and cybercrime investigation. This chapter explores the emerging paradigm of autonomous forensic agents and AI-augmented investigators, emphasizing their potential to revolutionize evidence collection, data analysis, and decision-making processes. It delves into the convergence of machine learning, natural language processing, robotics, and cognitive computing to create intelligent agents capable of independently navigating digital environments, identifying anomalies, and assisting human investigators with high precision and efficiency. The chapter also addresses the ethical, legal, and technical challenges that accompany the deployment of such systems, including concerns about bias, accountability, transparency, and interpretability. Drawing from real-world applications, research trends, and interdisciplinary innovations, this forward-looking analysis envisions a future where human expertise is seamlessly integrated with intelligent automation