Tag: policing
29 articles tagged policing
East Midlands police unit ends Palantir trial as the Met uses Foundry
Emsou will not renew its two-year Palantir trial and wants proof its data is deleted, days after the Met sacked a senior volunteer officer exposed by Foundry.
Merseyside Police puts an AI assistant called Bobbi on its website
The force says a fifth of its 2,000 daily calls need no operator and wants a chatbot to absorb them. It also claims the bot can spot distress, which is harder to verify.
Senior detective faces gross misconduct inquiry over AI use
A Derbyshire detective chief inspector is under IOPC investigation over AI use in decision logs, as Gloucestershire dismisses a staff member over ChatGPT.
Thames Valley Police AI assistant Bobbi handles 200 calls a day
Thames Valley Police's AI assistant Bobbi handles around 200 non-emergency conversations daily, resolving nearly half without human help.
Met chief warns police risk being outwitted by AI crime
Sir Mark Rowley says criminals exploiting AI move faster than forces bound by slow procurement and calls for fewer, larger police forces.
Police officer 'used AI to ensure suspects were charged'
A Derbyshire officer allegedly used AI to draft evidence and victim statements, triggering a perverting-the-course-of-justice inquiry and a review of past cases.
Police watchdog flags surge in AI-assisted complaints with invented laws
The IOPC says AI-drafted submissions are fuelling a 24% rise in complaint reviews, with some quoting legislation that does not exist in England and Wales.
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.
UK biometrics watchdogs warn police AI oversight is years behind rollout
Met scans 1.7M faces in 2026 (+87%) as commissioners say facial recognition law is at least three years away and Police.AI rollout outpaces regulation.
Met Police Federation threatens legal action over Palantir AI rollout
Officers warn surveillance breaches privacy as Met's Palantir AI tool flags hundreds for misconduct probes within a week of deployment.
Police AI Chief Admits Crime-Fighting Tech Will Have Bias
National AI lead Alex Murray acknowledges bias in policing AI tools including facial recognition, as £115m national centre aims to minimise risks.
21 Police Forces Still Using AI Copilot Despite Hallucination Scandal
Sky News reveals most English police forces continue using Microsoft Copilot after West Midlands Police blocked the tool over fabricated evidence in an Israeli football fan ban.
UK Police Forces Turn to Palantir AI to Crack Complex Investigations
Bedfordshire police used AI tools to translate 100,000 messages and analyse 1.4TB of evidence in a major fraud case, as government pledges £115m for police AI rollout.
