The Metropolitan police have launched investigations into hundreds of officers after using an AI tool built by the controversial tech company Palantir to root out rogue cops.
The software was deployed by the Met over the course of a week, surveilling staff members using data the force has ready access to, unearthing rule-breaking ranging from work-from-home violations to suspected corruption and even criminal allegations such as rape.
The Met said as a result of the software, evidence had been found tying a small number of officers to serious cases of misconduct and criminality, resulting in the arrest of three officers for offences including abuse of authority for sexual purposes, fraud, sexual assault, misconduct in public office and misuse of police systems.
According to numbers cited by the Met, corruption was the most consistent offence detected by the AI software, with 98 officers being assessed for misconduct related to “abuse of the IT system that rosters shifts by police officers for personal or financial gain”, while another 500 had received prevention notices in relation to the same offence.
So the Met started by using it on its own officers? That is a pretty quick escalation. Can you imagine the USA utilising it against the police/ICE etc.
I hate this tool, but the quicker those who think they hold authority realise they are a target too the better. its out the bag now. I bet they are not using it against the politicians with the snout in the trough.
So the Palantir whitewashing has started, seems the backlash has scared the techno-fascists. A shame the Guardian is uncritically on board. Feels more like a Daily Heil or terrorgraph sort of article
