Forensic Briefs

Artificial intelligence promises faster forensic evaluations, but speed does not guarantee quality. Drs. Benjamin Silber and Heath Hodges discuss the evolving ethical landscape, confidentiality and transparency, hallucinations, bias, and the credibility of AI-assisted work in court. They examine how AI could affect vulnerable people in overburdened legal systems, compare automated record review with expert clinical judgment, and consider potential benefits and risks in private practices, hosp...

Dr. Jennifer Christman explores how human and systemic biases become embedded in artificial intelligence and why clinicians should resist overreliance on algorithmic conclusions. The conversation examines AI in violence risk assessment before turning to young people, social media, and the manosphere. Dr. Christman explains how recommender algorithms can normalize misogynistic beliefs and discusses how forensic psychologists may need to expand juvenile evaluations to better understand digital ...

Artificial intelligence offers forensic psychologists intriguing new tools, but when does assistance become inappropriate delegation? Dr. Dana Formon examines lower- and higher-risk uses of generative AI, from proofreading and consultation-like applications to report writing, record review, assessment interpretation, and risk calculations. She discusses how psychologists can develop AI competence, evaluate tools, protect confidential information, document AI-assisted work, determine when disc...

Artificial intelligence is changing not only how forensic professionals work, but also how examinees, attorneys, and justice-involved individuals prepare for evaluations. Dr. Tallie Armstrong discusses how AI may influence symptom presentation, psychosexual and custody evaluations, digital risk, and emerging clims involving AI-related psychological harm. She also considers constructive applications, including individualized competency-restoration materials, courtroom visuals, social stories, ...

Artificial intelligence is rapidly entering professional and personal life, but what does it mean for forensic psychology? Five board-certified forensic psychologists explain how generative AI and large language models work, why their responses may change, and how psychologists are beginning to use and evaluate these tools. The discussion addresses hallucinations, privacy, transparency, competency, copyrighted assessment materials, examinee use of AI, and whether AI-generated work can withsta...