Department of Anthropology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
Institute of Forensic Science and Criminology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
Med Sci Law. 2024 Apr;64(2):150-156. doi: 10.1177/00258024231191829. Epub 2023 Aug 1.
Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to a group of technologies that enable people to perform a variety of activities, including observing, comprehending, analysing and translating data, among other things. Nowadays, practically every school of thought is interested in AI. One such innovation, a chatbot by the name of ChatGPT (Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer), launched by OpenAI recently, has taken the internet by storm. It had one million users within 1 week of its launch. The present communication explores the practicability and versatility of the ChatGPT in forensic examinations and scenarios, and also addresses the ethical and legal issues surrounding its usage. The observations suggest that the said technology, in its current form, has limited relevance in the realm of forensic science and the law. Only human critical thinking, expertise, and practical experience can provide the information and competencies needed in the realms of forensics, research, clinical and legal practices. Thus, the ChatGPT should be used with utmost caution in the disciplines of medicine, forensic science and the law, irrespective of its many positive attributes.
人工智能（AI）是一组技术，使人们能够执行各种活动，包括观察、理解、分析和翻译数据等。现在，几乎每一种思潮都对 AI 感兴趣。最近，由 OpenAI 推出的一款名为 ChatGPT（Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer）的聊天机器人创新产品在互联网上引起了轰动。它在推出后的一周内就拥有了 100 万用户。本通讯探讨了 ChatGPT 在法医检查和场景中的实用性和多功能性，并解决了其使用所涉及的道德和法律问题。观察结果表明，就目前形式而言，该技术在法医学和法律领域相关性有限。只有人类的批判性思维、专业知识和实践经验才能提供法医、研究、临床和法律实践领域所需的信息和能力。因此，无论其有多少积极属性，在医学、法医学和法律领域都应谨慎使用 ChatGPT。
