Hunter Morgan
3-24-24
Article Review #2 – AI versus Criminals
- How the topic relates to the principles of the social sciences
- The study’s research questions or hypotheses
- The types of research methods used
- The types of data and analysis done
- How concepts from the PowerPoint presentations relate to the article
- How the topic relates to the challenges, concerns and contributions of
certain groups
- The overall contributions of the studies to society
Question 1 – This topic relates to the principles of the social sciences because it is talking about how AI can
be used to prevent criminals from commiting crimes. It goes into depth about how it can learn what type
of actions or facial expressions may occur before a crime is committed, and then notify authorities to handle
such matters.
Question 2- The study’s research question was looking into how AI can be best integrated into the field of
law enforcement.
Question 3- The type of research method used was going over each and every way AI is currently being
explored in, in regards to criminal activity. It then analyzed each way, including facial recognition and voice
monitoring.
Question 4- The type of data and analysis done in this article was purely study based. The author looks over
multiple real life examples of what is happening in the world, and law enforcements around the globe as well.
Question 5- Concepts from the powerpoints relate to this article, since we learned about many different
theories such as determinism and victim precipitation. The author mentions online chat rooms as one of the
areas which could be potentially monitored and reviewed by AI.
Question 6- I think that this article does an excellent job at providing insight for the safety of the general public.
The author goes on to address areas such as public transportation, online chat rooms and video games, sports
games and safety within the stadiums, bars, and so much more. All of these are beneficial to know about, if
we would be able to integrate artificial intelligence into the respective fields.
Question 7- The overall contributions to society mentioned in this article are quite broad. As the author states,
“AI plays a crucial role in identifying potential criminal
activities and their locations, analyzing past incidents to anticipate future patterns, analyzing
visual data for suspect identification, and examining recorded audio data to
detect manipulated vocal elements and predict future criminal involvement” (Faqir). The use of AI in our daily lives might scare some folks; however, the potential benefits that this type of technology presents is beyond today’s society’s comprehension. We have not yet experienced the future, so do not know what to expect, but if we can properly monitor and use AI in the best way possible, we will be living in an entirely different world.
Work Cited
Faqir, Raed S. A. “View of Digital Criminal Investigations in the Era of Artificial Intelligence: A Comprehensive Overview.” International Journal of Cyber Criminology, 2023, https://cybercrimejournal.com/menuscript/index.php/cybercrimejournal/article/view/189/71. Accessed 24 March 2024.