LUCKNOW, Oct. 23 -- Artificial intelligence (AI) can help investigators analyse fingerprints, DNA data and CCTV footage faster and identify links between crimes, but unverified AI-generated findings could jeopardise investigations and court proceedings, experts warned at a forensic science dialogue in Lucknow on Friday.

At a panel discussion on AI in forensics and investigation during 'TechSangam', part of the three-day International Dialogue-26 at the Uttar Pradesh State Institute of Forensic Science (UPSIFS), experts stressed that AI must remain an investigative aid, not a substitute for forensic expertise, human judgement or independent verification.

AI can sift through large volumes of data to identify patterns and potential connect...