South Australia’s regulatory response to AI must not become the victim of “unsubstantiated and unwarranted” privacy concerns that could hinder important public safety work, the state’s policing agency has warned.
The South Australian Police Force (SAPOL) has also talked up the technology’s potential to protect civil liberties by avoiding “random, widespread stop and search” activities during mass gathering or special events.
Fronting a hearing of the ongoing parliamentary inquiry into AI on Thursday, Assistant Commissioner John Venditto said the proliferation of AI meant there was an increasing need for SAPOL to deploy capabilities of its own.
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