The AI Investigative Framework Interview with Heather Barnhart
From Digital Forensics Now by Heather Charpentier & Alexis "Brigs" Brignoni
June 3, 2026 · 52 min · Season 3 · Episode 5
About this episode
Heather Barnhart discusses the appropriate use of AI in digital forensics and the importance of human oversight.
Send us Fan Mail AI is becoming more common in digital forensics, but the biggest danger is people trusting it too much. Heather Barnhart discusses a framework that helps examiners assess when AI is appropriate, where it can assist with tasks like triage, and where it should not be used, while keeping trained human experts responsible for decisions. Notes: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/heather-barnhart-cellebrite_ai-dfir-digitalforensics-ugcPost-7463670252950847488-b7s-/
People in this episode
Hosts: Heather Charpentier, Alexis "Brigs" Brignoni
Guest: Heather Barnhart
Topics covered
- AI in digital forensics
- investigative frameworks
- human oversight in AI
- digital forensics
- AI assessment
Keywords
- AI
- digital forensics
- investigative framework
- human experts
- triage
- assessment
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