The Department of Justice (DOJ) reported nearly a 31% increase in artificial intelligence (AI) use cases from 2024 to 2025, driven largely by deployments supporting law enforcement and administrative functions.
In its 2025 AI use case inventory, the department listed 315 total entries, including 188 active use cases, which the DOJ said reflect “increasing collaboration among and within components to accelerate AI adoption and innovation.”
Law enforcement applications dominate the DOJ’s AI portfolio and account for approximately 62% of deployed use cases, while administrative and IT-related systems make up roughly 23%. Most of the department’s pre-deployment and pilot-stage efforts, however, focus on administrative and IT functions, according to the inventory.
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