What Works: AI & Real-time Policing

Brett Goldstein, Ekistic Ventures Co-Founder and Managing Partner & Jason Grumet,
Bipartisan Policy Council Founder and President

What is Artificial Intelligence?

Artificial intelligence represents the next frontier of technological
advancement, and will eventually impact every corner of our lives. KEY NUMBERS
AI refers to the science and engineering of equipping machines with
intelligence, particularly intelligent computer programs.

In this instance, intelligence means the capacity to achieve goals, by A 2016 global survey of 203 senior
involving computational mechanisms and procedures. For example, executives discovered that, especially
speech recognition software represents an advancement in artificial in North America, companies in
intelligence. Smartphones are equipped with the capability of health and life sciences, in retail, in
understanding and transcribing human speech. manufacturing and in financial services
are actively testing the waters of
utilizing artificial intelligence in their
operations.

75 percent of survey respondents

anticipated AI to be “actively
implemented” in their part of the
business within the next three years,
which suggests that this technology will
be both disruptive and widely adopted.

44 percent of surveyed executives said

that delaying the uptake of AI would
leave their industry vulnerable to new,
disruptive tech start-ups, who would be
more willing to embrace advancements
The advent of the smartphone represents an important progression in in technology.
artificial intelligence: the creation of a hand-held, must-have device,
which has become ubiquitous in recent years. AI has evolved into smart 30 percent of surveyed executives
home appliances, shopping equipment, tools, music playing devices, admitted that their senior management
and has virtually limitless applications. lacked sufficient understanding of AI,
which would make building a business
Artifical Intelligence and Public Safety case for its rapid adoption challenging.
This means that there is a need for
AI has crossed industry barriers, with great significance for the self-
efficient, effective education around
driving revolution, and with potential to transform mass transit, weather
information transmission, and public safety. In fact, the law enforcement
this new technology.
community has pursued the use of this important technology, into
development of what is known as ‘real-time policing,’ or the utilization 79 percent of surveyed executives
of data analytics and information technology to engage evidence- believed that AI would make their job
based intervention models to dramatically reduce crime and improve both easier and more efficient.
public safety.
 Panel Discussion: The Future of Policing
in the Data Revolution
Featuring local government, law enforcement and private sector officials to discuss the
trend towards data technology and the face of modern policing.

Real-time policing represents the future of law

enforcement. In harnessing the power of data
analytics and evidence-based intervention
models, modern police forces will be able to Anne Milgram
improve public safety and dramatically reduce Former Attorney General
crime. By applying modern advanced analytics State of New Jersey
to existing data sets, law enforcement can shift
from reactive responses to real-time action,
saving time, resources, and ultimately – saving
lives.

Law enforcement and policing has traditionally

been reactive. Crimes, calls for police services,
and public disturbances are met by responding
officers, who are trained to enforce our laws. In a
time where trust in law enforcement is woefully
diminished, the promise of building community
Scott Thompson
trust is paramount. Real-time policing presents
Chief of Police
a key opportunity to collaborate with the Camden, New Jersey
community at large to pinpoint potential
problem areas, to anticipate challenges, and to
prevent crime.

We have seen the adoption of these promising

technologies in several law enforcement
communities across the country, in Gary,
Indiana, Dearborn Michigan and in Camden,
New Jersey. In order to improve the ability of
police departments to both fight crime and
improve community relationships, we need to
listen to the challenges and the successes of
these communities.
Karen Freeman-Wilson
We have assembled an expert panel to discuss Mayor
the impact of real-time data and technology on Gary, Indiana
policing, highlighting experienced government
and private sector leaders with valuable
experience in dealing with public safety
challenges.