Welcome to a special Artificial Intelligence (AI) edition of North East Crime Alert. 

In a departure from our normal content, we look at how AI is shaping our engagement with the online world and how we stay safe in 2025. 

In this special edition of North East Crime Alert: 

We’ve all heard about Artificial Intelligence (AI), well, what exactly is it and how does it work? We explain. 

What are the most commonly available AI programmes? 

We look at how criminals may use AI in 2025 to create frauds that are even more convincing. 

Advice on how we navigate the digital world safely using AI.

Plus, we share the experiences of two recent fraud victims. 

Kind Regards

The North East Crime Reduction Team

This newsletter has been produced with the assistance of Microsoft Co-Pilot by the Police Scotland North East Division Crime Reduction Team.