17 Oct 2023

Police AI tools spark privacy concerns

From Nights, 9:08 pm on 17 October 2023

Earlier this month it was revelled Police are using powerful new AI to help them assess the risk posed by offenders when officers are called out to emergencies. But the use of AI programmes has raised questions about the invasive nature of the technology, inherent biases and whether our legal framework will be able to protect the rights of everyone. Associate Professor in Commercial Law at University of Auckland Alex Sims talks to Mark Leishman about why more needs to be done to ensure police use of the technology doesn't cause more problems than it solves.