New Zealand Police restart AI trial after officers misused unapproved models
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Phil Pennington
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Summary
New Zealand Police officers trialling generative AI significantly misused the technology, leading to the project being scrapped. Six months later, the project was restarted after officers were found using unapproved AI models on their own. The high-tech crime group has now been using the approved Whisper AI system for nine months with additional controls. One of the AI systems tested was 45 percent inaccurate on Māori and Pacific languages, yet was still used by officers.
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Police officers trialling generative AI significantly misused it and the project was dumped, only to be restarted six months later after officers used unapproved AI models.
One of the AI systems was 45 percent inaccurate on Māori and Pacific languages, but was still used by officers.
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