Workers at risk of losing jobs to AI can be retrained for health care, RBC says

Workers at risk of losing jobs to AI can be retrained for health care, RBC says

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/workers-at-risk-of-losing-jobs-to-ai-can-be-retrained-for-health-care-rbc-says-1.4685009

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ROBOTICS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.

Artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics have taken the world by storm, seizing our collective imagination with the promise of the ability to reshape fundamental shortcomings in society.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fn36l_z3WY

The capabilities of these technologies are advancing every day at a most remarkable pace and are even out-performing humans in certain tasks. Although films such as ‘Minority Report’ and ‘Robocop’ may not present the most attractive depiction of the future of advanced technologies in law enforcement, understanding how these technologies can be applied by law enforcement agencies for the safety and security of our global community is of critical importance.

It is already well established that criminal groups are not reticent about exploiting technology, having, for instance, capitalised on mobile phones and global positioning system (GPS) devices from their earliest days and, more recently, turning to the dark web and cryptocurrencies and exploiting cyber vulnerabilities. Crime has gone hightech and we are likely to see criminal groups continue to adapt to and employ the latest technologies to their benefit. As AI and robotics evolve and become more dispersed throughout society, new threats and crimes related to their malicious use will emerge.

Law enforcement must be ready to address these challenges and equally be prepared to leverage these technologies to better prevent and control crime.

The Innovation Centre of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), which recently established a Centre for AI and Robotics, believe it is essential for law enforcement not fall behind with respect to these technologies. Through our close cooperation, our goal is to demystify the world of AI and robotics, not only for law enforcement officers, but also for policymakers, practitioners, industry partners, academic researchers and civil society.

To this end, INTERPOL and UNICRI convened a global meeting in Singapore in July 2018 on the opportunities and risks of AI and robotics for law enforcement. It provided a forum to discuss good practices in policing, current and prospective opportunities and threats, as well as ethical challenges posed by the adoption of these technologies. This report presents the main achievements of that meeting, bringing various nuanced issues to light. It is our hope that the report helps to make better sense of this challenging and dynamic area, providing thought-provoking scenarios and practical iv examples. It could also serve to improve the situational awareness in law enforcement agencies across the world.

We are also pleased that the fruitful dialogue we initiated will continue later this year with the 2nd INTERPOL – UNICRI Global Meeting on Artificial Intelligence for Law Enforcement to be held as part of the INTERPOL World event from 2nd to 4th of July 2019. The second edition will aim to dive deeper into some of the issues raised during the first meeting, specifically on the ethically responsible integration of AI and machine learning in law enforcement to capture and evaluate data and the practical experiments and projects being implemented.

The path ahead is a long one, but it is possible to develop our understanding and collective capabilities by working together to test traditional boundaries and tackle difficult ethical questions, if we are well prepared, the future of AI and robotics in law enforcement will be empowerment, contributing to peace, stability and security for communities to flourish.

Anita Hazenberg

Director, INTERPOL’s

Innovation Centre

Irakli Beridze

Head, UNICRI Centre for

AI and Robotics

http://www.unicri.it/news/files/ARTIFICIAL_INTELLIGENCE_ROBOTICS_LAW%20ENFORCEMENT_WEB.pdf

Law enforcement across the globe use semi-autonomous technology to do what humans find too dangerous, boring, or just can’t. This week, the Cleveland Police had a few nonlethal ones on hand at the Republican National Convention. But even those can be outfitted to kill, as we saw in Dallas earlier this month when police strapped a bomb to an explosive-detonation robot, and boom: a non-lethal robot became a killer. If that thought scares you, you’re not alone. Human rights activists worry these robots lack social awareness crucial to decision-making.

“For example, during mass protests in Egypt in January 2011 the army refused to fire on protesters, an action that required innate human compassion and respect for the rule of law,” said Rasha Abdul Rahim of Amnesty International in a statement last year arguing that the UN should ban killer robots.

More than a thousand robotics experts, including Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking, signed a letter last summer warning against machines that can select targets without human control. We wanted to find out just how many of these things are in use around the world. But law enforcement isn’t exactly forthcoming about the topic, so this list is not exhaustive. Here’s what we found.

https://www.wired.com/2016/07/11-police-robots-patrolling-around-world/

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/apr/03/robots-could-take-over-more-than-65m-jobs-warns-oecd-report

https://emerj.com/ai-sector-overviews/law-enforcement-robotics-and-drones/