For those unfamiliar with artificial intelligence (AI) trends, a police academy agreement to teach human officers how to better partner with computer assistants might sound like the beginning of a sci-fi movie.
But Miami Dade College is taking very real steps to train police cadets on how to use AI assistance in everything from policy questions to de-escalation, Truleo CEO Anthony Tassone tells New Times. According to Truleo, a law enforcement-specific AI company, Miami Dade College will be the first police academy in the nation to implement AI training when the first courses begin this summer.
The agreement with the college, which trains officers for 35 South Florida police departments, doesn’t mean area departments will immediately begin using AI assistants. But small town and suburban police departments nationwide have bought the technology for their officers, Tassone says…