Artificial intelligence - GdP: Searching for criminals in groups with AI
Following the comparatively quiet but busy New Year's Eve in Hamburg, the German Police Union ( GdP ) is calling for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the search for suspects in future. "It is no longer understandable why we have to deploy masses of forces to protect events but forego the opportunities offered by AI in the search for known criminals and threats," explained Lars Osburg, deputy state chairman of the GdP, on Tuesday.
The union spoke of a trend reversal in the New Year's Eve events, which was primarily due to the strong police presence. The federal chairman of the GdP, Jochen Kopelke, said in a press release: "We need a more effective way of dealing with group violence. The aim must be to identify individual perpetrators in larger groups more quickly - also with the help of modern technology."
The Hamburg police arrested three people on New Year's Eve, two for resisting law enforcement officers and one for breach of the peace. They have since been released, as have 19 people who were taken into custody, a police spokeswoman said. According to a preliminary assessment, the police initiated around 120 criminal and 25 misdemeanor proceedings.
Police statement from 1.1.24
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- Despite the success of the Hamburg police in managing New Year's Eve with a significant decrease in criminality, Deputy State Chairman of the GdP, Lars Osburg, suggests that artificial intelligence could be more effectively utilized in the future to identify known criminals and threats, questioning the rationale for deploying large police forces for event protection without leveraging AI capabilities.
- As the German Police Union (GdP) advocates for a more effective approach to dealing with group violence, such as utilizing AI to swiftly identify individual perpetrators within larger groups, it remains to be seen if this call to action will lead to noticeable improvements in policing strategies, particularly during high-risk events like New Year's Eve.
- With the German Police Union (GdP) pushing for the integration of artificial intelligence to aid in the detection of criminal suspects, one can expect a potential transformation in law enforcement tactics, with significant implications for city security strategies and the overall effectiveness of police force deployment, including crowd management during events like New Year's Eve in Hamburg.
Source: www.stern.de
