Artificial Intelligence
The advancement of artificial intelligence technology over the past decade provides NSWPF with opportunities to implement AI technology into existing police procedures and systems to improve policing practices and build a modernised police force. Although there are multiple ways in which artificial intelligence can be applied in the policing context, NSWPF is particularly interested in research into:
1.1 Predictive policing and the feasibility of using machine learning to interrogate existing NSWPF data to assist in predicting crime types, the peak times crimes are committed, and geographical crime hotspots.
1.2 Ways of integrating Generative artificial intelligence technologies into policing. Application could include suspect sketching, the automation of documentation and paperwork, the automatic processing of high volumes of data for the identification of relevant laws, procedures, and precedents etc.
1.3 Novel ways in which artificial intelligence can be used to prevent/reduce crime.
1.4 How to integrate artificial intelligence into existing NSWPF systems to enhance the searching, matching, and profiling capabilities of the NSWPF.
1.5 Evaluating the impact of artificial intelligence usage within the NSWPF, for processes such as Automated Decision Making (ADM), and predictive and preventive crime analysis and determinations.
1.6 Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and its use within the NSWPF for improving upon transactional processing, and for increasing operational efficiency and effectiveness.
1.7 What cost-effective and practical policing and crime prevention strategies can be implemented to minimise the ongoing risk of criminal misuse of artificial intelligence?
1.8 The Australian Government has developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethics Framework comprising eight voluntary Principles to guide organisations to responsibly design, develop, and implement AI into their business. Using this framework, we require research to develop an AI ethics framework for the use of AI in NSW operational policing and assess the newly developed framework for risk using a comprehensive decision matrix.