The Emerging Threat of Unlawful AI Usage: A Comprehensive Content Analysis in Bangladesh and Worldwide
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https://doi.org/10.65826/JSAI.1.1.2026.49Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Unlawful usage, AI-driven Crime, Cybercrime, Security ThreatAbstract
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has transformed life but raises the issues of misuse. This indicates its duality, particularly in criminal activities. The primary purpose of this study is to provide an understanding of the various dynamics (nature, scope, classifications, threats, vulnerabilities, and explanations) of unlawful use of AI. This study follows qualitative method and uses secondary data. The data are gathered using a systematic approach to the literature and the different sources, like peer-reviewed articles, books, reports, websites, newspapers, etc. As AI systems grow more complex and embedded in critical infrastructures, the systems become vulnerable to manipulation and exploitation. Malicious actors, such as cyber criminals, exploit these weaknesses and threaten the reliability and efficiency of AI with employing it as both an intentional and unintentional tool of crime. The illicit use of AI leads to new forms of criminal activity and strengthen existing cybercrimes through deepfakes, deception, manipulation, malware development, and automation of illicit tasks. This study has found various unlawful applications, increase the risks across physical and digital domains and make the user’s information vulnerable. Initiating proper mitigation strategies, strengthening regulatory frameworks, and international cooperation can be instrumental in strengthening digital ecosystems to prevent misuse of AI. This measures also can reduce victimization, and can ensure safer integration of AI technologies
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