Tag: Home Office
14 articles tagged Home Office
UK police launch national AI centre to cut paperwork
PoliceAI, backed by £75m of Home Office funding, will coordinate artificial intelligence across all 43 forces in England and Wales to speed up investigations.
UK police facial recognition is outpacing oversight rules
Live facial recognition is being deployed by UK police and retailers faster than regulators can keep up, with the Met scanning over 1.7 million faces this year.
Home Office tests AI age estimation on 2.5m images for immigration
Home Office junior minister Lord Hanson says AI age estimation has produced 'workable results' in testing across 2.5m images, undercutting MRI and bone X-ray costs.
UK to spend £15 million on AI-powered crime mapping for knife violence
The Home Office is funding AI-enhanced crime mapping across England and Wales, using hexagonal micro-geography to target knife crime hotspots with precision policing.
Home Office use of AI in asylum decisions likely unlawful, legal opinion finds
An 84-page legal opinion argues the Home Office breaches fairness, data protection, and equality law by using AI tools without telling asylum seekers.
