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@article{190665,
        author = {Vidhan Dilip Gambhire},
        title = {The Silicon Sentinel’s Dilemma: Navigating AI as a Boon and Threat in India’s Cybersecurity, Intelligence, and Judicial Frameworks.},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {8},
        pages = {1700-1723},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=190665},
        abstract = {Artificial Intelligence has emerged as a disruptive force within the cybersecurity ecosystem in India, with extensive implications for national security, police operations, and the judicial process. Projections for 2025 are that AI-driven systems would increasingly form an integral part of cyber-defense operations, digital investigations, and forensic analysis infrastructures. These systems, while endowing capabilities of predictive threat intelligence, automated anomaly detection, and bulk data analytics, also introduce formidable technical, legal, and ethical challenges simultaneously. This article assesses Artificial Intelligence as a dual-use technology that enhances cybersecurity and also empowers sophisticated threats through deepfake fraud, data poisoning, algorithmic bias, and automated misinformation campaigns. Particular focus is paid to institutional barriers facing Indian intelligence agencies with respect to data overload and synthetically generated content, and how the judiciary is being increasingly dependent on AI-assisted evidence. The study proposes governance-directed initiatives, including the 'human-in-the-loop' mandates for judicial AI, explainable security architectures, standardized operational procedures for police forces, and mandatory digital watermarking of AI-generated government records. It contends that if deployed without human oversight, transparency, and accountability, Artificial Intelligence threatens to undermine public faith, due process, and the legitimacy of India's legal and security apparatus.
The role of Artificial Intelligence is dramatically transforming the cybersecurity environment in the Indian context, from national security, law enforcement, and the judiciary. It is expected to integrate artificial intelligence tools in cyber security, investigatory work, surveillance networks, and forensic analysis by 2025. These tools promise immense benefits, from predictive threat analysis, automated anomaly detection, and the ability to examine massive datasets, but they also create difficult technology, legal, and ethical challenges. This article considers artificial intelligence as a mixed technology a double-edged sword, which can be harnessed for better cybersecurity, but also for more sophisticated cyber threats such as deep fake fraud, poisoning, biased algorithms, and automated campaigns for spreading misinformation. It underscores the challenges faced by Indian intelligence organizations in the context of the problem of data deluge, challenges from synthetic content, and the growing reliance on artificial intelligence for judicial evidence. There are also proposals for technology-based solutions for better cyber governance, such as maintaining human oversight for judicial applications, developing trustworthy security systems, establishing standard law enforcement practices, and using digital watermarking for all documents produced using artificial intelligence for government purposes. The claim is that artificial intelligence, without human oversight, could compromise public confidence, due process, and the sanctity and integrity of law enforcement and judicial bodies in the Indian context.},
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        month = {January},
        }