Capabilities and Limits of Using Artificial Intelligence in Forensic Construction and Technical Examination at its Current Development Stage

 The level of professional training of a construction forensic expert and his technical equipment should be fully in line with the current level of technical progress, the results of which are successfully used by leading construction organizations. Artificial intelligence (AI), whose cognitive and creative potential has been constantly growing, is increasingly being introduced into the processes of design and building of construction facilities, allocation of material resources, construction cost determination, labor protection, staffing and placement of personnel as well as in solving many problematic issues that inevitably arise in the construction industry given its constantly growing pace of development. Construction forensic experts, who carry out time-consuming and often routin examinations on an ongoing basis, should actively include modern AI-integrated technologies in their arsenal as well as supplement it with new functions that allow them to quickly and accurately resolve issues posed by investigators and judges. The article considers technologies integrated with artificial intelligence successfully tested in practice, the capabilities of which allow them to be introduced into the process of conducting forensic construction and technical examinations. The authors also identified cognitive functions that have yet to be developed and added further to the field of artificial intelligence research. The article clearly demonstrates the possibility of applying AI in examinations most commonly used in expert practice, including complex and time-consuming ones. The prospect of using AI in all types of examinations conducted as part of the forensic construction and technical examination is outlined, which will ensure its compliance with the requirements of modern legal proceedings.

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