AI's Potential to Tackle Crime in Europe

In the years to come, artificial intelligence will be a key feature of cross border criminal investigations, a joint report by Eurojust and eu-LISA, the union's official IT agency found. AI technologies can increase cooperation between EU member states in tackling crime, however, authorities must be careful since machine learning algorithms are prone to biases. AI was listed as a priority in the EU's e-Justice Action plan for 2019-2023. In a world where crime is borderless and criminals employ sophisticated communication tools and technologies, including encryption and AI; tackling crime requires cross-border cooperation by EU Member States and the application of technologies on par with those used by the criminal groups, urged Friday's report. "The field of justice is undergoing digital transformation, and artificial intelligence, as a set of different technologies, has great potential to contribute to and further enhance this process, allowing for a significant improvement in both the efficiency and effectiveness of operation of the judicial authorities," the report said.