Extract from Cellebrite’s article “The AI Advantage: Managing Investigations with Confidence”
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept. For investigators today, it is a critical tool for managing the growing flood of digital evidence. From phones and laptops to cloud platforms and social media, agencies are handling terabytes and sometimes petabytes of data in a single case. Without AI, sorting through that information would take months or even years.
In Cellebrite’s AI Advantage: Managing Investigations webinar, Lee Perlis, Director of Cellebrite’s Investigation Unit product portfolio sat down with Stephen Taylor, Vice President and General Manager of Cellebrite’s Investigative Unit, and Lt. Jarod Abshire of the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office to understand how AI is helping investigators manage digital evidence more efficiently and responsibly.
Below are highlights from their conversation.
Q: AI can sound abstract. What does it actually look like in a real investigation?
Lt. Jarod Abshire: From the law enforcement side, AI is essential now. We are not talking about replacing investigators. We are talking about helping them handle the amount of data we are dealing with. In one case, we had more than 20 terabytes of data. AI helped us quickly isolate what mattered most while minimizing exposure to harmful material such as child sexual abuse material (CSAM). It is about speed, safety and accuracy all at once.
