Automated Decision-Making in Policing
Where an algorithm informs or makes a decision affecting an individual, UK data protection law imposes specific obligations around transparency, human review and the right to an explanation. This section tracks how those obligations are being interpreted in a policing context.
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Cybercriminals are defeating safety controls on commercial artificial intelligence tools by breaking malicious projects into small fragments across multiple sessions. Research…
The European Union gains enforcement powers under its landmark AI Act starting on Sunday. The move enables stricter regulation of advanced AI systems. It also allows hefty fines…
Police investigating the 20 July Chalo Sansad protest suspect that some demonstrators may have used artificial intelligence tools to prepare for clashes and limit their exposure…
Local authorities in Reno and Sparks, Nevada, are approving large-scale data centres that power artificial intelligence systems used in military operations abroad while expanding…
Not-for-profit transparency watchdog Airwars has published a report detailing how machine learning and artificial intelligence are used throughout modern warfare. Titled Anatomy…
UK police forces plan to use artificial intelligence tools provided by Palantir to increase intelligence sharing between forces. The tools will enable investigators to analyse…
Police officers in Lafayette, Indiana, spent seven months testing an artificial intelligence tool called Form One, developed by Axon to automatically generate administrative…
Bengaluru Police have requested chat history from an artificial intelligence company. It follows discoveries that the prime suspect used an AI chatbot to help plan and execute a…
Researchers from the Criminal Investigation Police University of China have used artificial intelligence tools to infiltrate, decode, and monitor Chinese-language dark web…
Bengaluru police have contacted the parent company of an artificial intelligence tool to request full chat logs from an account belonging to Kenneth. Law enforcement officers are…
The K R Puram police in Bengaluru have arrested a 25-year-old engineer named Kenneth and his live-in partner, Shwetha Somasundar, for the murders of Shwetha's parents and younger…
A 25-year-old Parkland man, Ray Lequerique, has been arrested by the Broward Sheriff’s Office after an artificial intelligence tool flagged the creation and possession of sexually…
At the end of April 2026, the German federal cabinet passed "Security Package 2.0", amending the BKA Act and the Federal Police Act to significantly expand digital investigative…
The growing use of artificial intelligence in criminal investigations is creating legal challenges, ranging from the verification of evidence authenticity to the protection of…
The Huntington City Council is scheduled to vote on Monday regarding a professional services contract for the Huntington Police Department. The proposed contract encompasses…
Artificial intelligence, particularly machine learning and deep learning, is transforming forensic science by extracting meaningful patterns from complex, degraded, and noisy…
The National Crime Agency has launched a campaign to warn parents that shared photos of their children are being manipulated into sexual abuse material using artificial…
Bagalkot Police in Karnataka have penalised traffic violators over Rs 10.22 crore between June 2025 and July 2026 using an Artificial Intelligence-powered Intelligent Traffic…
Artificial intelligence tools used by police are generating suspects and driving arrests across US cities. These technologies are being deployed with almost no federal oversight.…
Officials on Hilton Head Island are installing new cameras and exploring artificial intelligence tools across local beaches and parking lots following late-night gatherings and…
Police departments in Idaho have begun using an artificial intelligence tool to summarise body camera footage. However, legal experts express concern that inaccurate reports could…
Sir Mark Rowley, the Met Police Commissioner, has warned that police risk being outwitted by tech-savvy criminals who exploit artificial intelligence without adhering to legal…
A woman surnamed Dong in Shehong county, Sichuan province, has received an administrative punishment after local police discovered she used an artificial intelligence tool to…
Cybercriminals fear artificial intelligence tools could take away their work, according to researchers at cybersecurity firm Sophos. Sophos analysed chatter across dark web…
The Home Office is using two artificial intelligence tools in asylum casework which could be unlawful. The Asylum Case Summarisation tool uses GPT-4o to summarise asylum interview…
The Dover Police Department in Delaware is moving forward with plans to expand the city's surveillance camera network using an artificial intelligence system designed to flag…
Privacy-focused provider Proton is using machine learning models to stop cybercriminals from exploiting its email service. The Switzerland-based organisation's anti-abuse team…
Expanding artificial intelligence models are placing an increasing strain on the environment and global energy grids. The technology can transform society by improving efficiency,…
Daniel Atherton, an associate professor at UAB, collaborated with colleagues at the Institute for Biomedical Innovation to create WoundX, an artificial intelligence software tool…
Last summer, the Burlington Police Department became the first agency in its state to use artificial intelligence to review body camera footage, reflecting a wider expansion of AI…