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When the Killer is an AI
What happens when the killer is an AI? Recent incidents involving advanced AI systems raise a question our criminal justice system was never designed to answer: Who is responsible when an autonomous machine commits an act that would be a felony if committed by a human? For police leaders and policymakers, this may be a question we need to answer sooner than we think.
The Police-Industrial Complex Is a Choice
The future of policing will not be shaped by technology alone. It will be shaped by whether police leaders can harness innovation while ensuring that public trust, transparency, and accountability always come before corporate interests.
The Kill Switch
By 2035, artificial intelligence has transformed public safety. Emergency response is faster, crime is lower, and fewer officers and civilians are dying. Then, without warning, the entire system shuts itself down.
The Kill Switch, written by Future Policing Institute Fellow Craig Solgat, is a Foresight Files story about the slow transfer of judgment from people to machines, the danger of ethical compromise, and the point at which public safety can no longer be separated from public consent.
FPI Develops Guiding Principles for Responsible AI in Policing
By requiring algorithmic fairness, transparency, and strong oversight, the Guiding Principles for Responsible AI in Policing offers an ethical framework for using AI responsibly in law enforcement. The principles keep human judgment at the center of consequential decisions and help ensure emerging technologies advance equal justice, protect civil liberties, and strengthen public trust.