The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday plans to announce new limits on its use of artificial intelligence even as it highlights the agency’s success using the technology to aid in drug busts and catch criminals…
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Artificial intelligence technology has grown in popularity and interest in all areas of the world. Will AI be beneficial to law enforcement or can it lead to larger problems? There have been worries of racial profiling by AI, along with “making errors while identifying relationships in complex data.” The reliance on AI can backfire if there is a situation where errors do occur. Yet, there are other instances where AI has been beneficial. As this article states Customs and Border patrol was able to use AI technology to stop a car transporting 75 kilograms of drugs. Without the technology that car may never have been stopped, and those drugs would be on the street. The question of AI is one that is similar to much of law enforcement; is it worth risking a few major errors to stop a greater number of crimes?
Hi Cali, I also wonder how beneficial AI technology would be for police officers. I feel like while it can help in a circumstance like you had said with drugs, can errors be made? All technology breaks or fails to work at some points, are officers able to have a back up resource in those times, or another way of identifying a probable cause?
AI could be a very useful tool for the police departments around the country. But we also have to think about how it might be used in a bad way. AI use definitely could be taken advantage of. Overall, it might do more harm than good but as long as it is monitored, it will be beneficial. AI use is a slippery slope. Police officers find ways to use their resources for worse already but there’s always a few bad apples.