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AI in UK Policing: Stakeholders Debate Racial Bias and Effectiveness

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A recent study involving community representatives, police officers, and academics in the UK explored the risks of AI in policing, with a particular focus on racial bias. The deliberation revealed that participants were generally open to AI adoption, rejecting only a few use cases like recidivism risk assessment. Discussions centered on the AI's effectiveness, its benefits, and whether those benefits would be equitable, suggesting that integrating a racial equity lens from the start can lead to more comprehensive risk-benefit analyses. AI

IMPACT Highlights the importance of inclusive design and stakeholder deliberation in mitigating bias and ensuring equitable benefits from AI in public services.

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AI in UK Policing: Stakeholders Debate Racial Bias and Effectiveness

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Mackenzie Jorgensen, Jo Reilly, Alex Sutherland, Miri Zilka ·

    Negotiating Risk Boundaries in AI for Policing Through Mixed-Stakeholder Deliberation

    arXiv:2608.05418v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: AI tools are being increasingly adopted in policing in the UK and worldwide. Racial bias is a known and well-documented risk, yet representatives of affected communities are rarely included in decisions about AI adoption. We present…

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