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Digital forensic investigation in the age of ChatGPT
Congratulations to Mark Scanlon and co-authors Bruce Nikkel, and Zeno Geradts on the publication of Digital forensic investigation in the age of ChatGPT in Forensic Science International: Digital Investigation.
Co-authors: Bruce Nikkel, and Zeno Geradts.
AI-generated summary of the contribution: This editorial examines the impact of ChatGPT on digital forensic investigation, exploring both the benefits and risks of using Large Language Models (LLMs) in this field. The authors discuss the potential applications of LLMs in generating scripts, question answering, multilingual analysis, and automated sentiment analysis, which can expedite and enhance the investigative process. However, they also highlight concerns about bias, errors, and overreliance on these systems, as well as the need for transparency, privacy, and human judgment in their use. The authors also touch on the potential for LLMs to be used in committing crimes and the need for forensic investigation of these systems. The editorial concludes by envisioning a future where digital forensic first responders leverage LLMs to enable natural language querying of digital evidence, potentially leading to a new career specialization: digital forensic prompt engineers.