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Clearview AI Tests New Police Investigation Tool
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Why it matters
- →InquiryIQ could drastically reduce the time needed for police investigations by automating data collection.
- →The tool raises significant privacy concerns due to its ability to compile detailed personal profiles.
- →It highlights the ethical challenges of integrating AI into law enforcement practices.
Clearview AI is developing an AI tool named InquiryIQ to aid police investigations by automating the process of gathering online information about individuals. The tool, still in prototype form, aims to compile comprehensive profiles by analyzing web pages and images, potentially reshaping how quickly investigations can be conducted. Despite its potential utility, the tool raises privacy concerns due to its ability to conduct extensive digital searches. Clearview emphasizes that InquiryIQ is not yet available to law enforcement and is currently being tested internally.
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