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How has artificial intelligence been used in policing throughout time?
AI for policing will continue to be tested in a wide range of areas of policing, as it has already proved a useful tool for processing the vast amount of data that police forces can now access. Increasingly, police forces will start to address more risks around bias, ethical concerns, and accuracy.
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