AI, Ethics, and Forensic Practice

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 disclosure is appropriate, and preserve independent professional judgment within a field subject to unusually high legal and ethical scrutiny.