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NYPD's use of artificial intelligence and predictive policing

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Council Member Yusef Salaam asks about the NYPD's current or planned use of artificial intelligence for predictive policing. Deputy Commissioner Michael Gerber responds to these inquiries.

NYPD is not currently using or planning to use AI for predictive policing
The department does use AI in certain contexts, which are reported annually to the city
Examples of AI use include facial recognition, Patternizer, and ShotSpotter
These AI applications are not predictive in nature, but analyze historical data
Gerber confirms that at present, there are no plans to use AI for predictive purposes

Yusef Salaam

1:17:14

Is the NYPD currently using or planning to use artificial intelligence for for predictive policing?

1:17:21

And if so, how does it address concerns about potential bias?

Michael Gerber

1:17:26

So for predictive policing, no.

1:17:29

We we we use AI in certain contexts.

1:17:33

There's not really a post act issue, but, you know, we have annual reporting to the city regarding the use of AI.

1:17:40

We do have several surveillance technologies that qualify as AI.

1:17:45

Facial recognition is one, actually, that constitutes AI in one form.

1:17:49

Patternizer and ShotSpotter are others.

1:17:52

But none of those are predictive in nature.

1:17:55

They are looking by definition at historical data.

1:18:00

And so to the extent the question is do we have plans now to use AI for predictive purposes?

1:18:05

At present, no.

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