Q&A
NYPD's current stance on predictive policing tools
2:14:41
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Council Member Yusef Salaam inquires about the NYPD's use of AI for predictive policing. Deputy Commissioner Michael Gerber confirms that the department currently does not use or have plans to use AI for predictive policing, but acknowledges the possibility of exploring it in the future.
- Gerber states he's not aware of any current plans to use AI as a predictive policing tool
- Gerber cannot confirm whether any NYPD member has had conversations with vendors about predictive policing tools
- The department leadership has no current plans to implement AI-based predictive policing
Yusef Salaam
2:14:41
You mentioned that the department does not use AI for predictive policing.
2:14:46
I wanna follow-up on that to be clear.
2:14:48
Does the department use predictive policing tools or plan to use them?
Michael Gerber
2:14:53
I'm certainly not aware of any plan right now to use AI, as a predictive, tool in terms of policing.
2:15:02
Is it possible at some point in the future we would explore that?
2:15:05
Yes.
2:15:06
Of course, that's possible.
2:15:08
But is it something that's under consideration right now?
2:15:11
Not that I'm aware of.
2:15:12
No.
Yusef Salaam
2:15:14
Did you have any conversations with vendors regarding this?
Michael Gerber
2:15:19
I I certainly have not.
2:15:21
Is it possible that someone at the NYPD at some point had a conversation?
2:15:25
Chair, that that I can't speak to.
2:15:27
What I can say in terms of, my understanding of our plans from the leadership of the NYPD, we do not at present have plans to use AI as a predictive policing tool.
2:15:39
Is it possible that a member of the department had I'm sure there are lots of conversations that are had with lots of people about lots of possibilities.
2:15:46
That's a very different thing than the department undertaking some program or plan, and I am aware of no such thing.