COMPUTER COPS: Inside the big business of selling AI to the police
The Verge Webb Wright
AI software vendors demonstrated automated policing tools at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Technology Conference in Fort Worth, Texas, targeting the automation of routine investigative and legal procedures. The conference drew thousands of attendees to showcase technology designed to streamline police operations, though details on specific systems or adoption rates were not disclosed in available coverage. The widespread deployment of such tools could reshape how police conduct investigations and evidence handling, with potential implications for legal processes and due process protections.
Why it matters
I stood before a hulking glass and brick structure in the heart of Fort Worth, Texas. Thousands gathered inside to see what had been billed as "the future of policing in the digital age." As press, I was prohibited from entering, but from a number of nearby locations, I met with attendees who told me […]
