Victoria Police has modelled this framework on the guiding principles of the Australia’s AI Ethics Principles which is a voluntary framework, in conjunction with the Police Artificial Intelligence Principles developed by Australian New Zealand Policing Advisory Agency (ANZPAA).
The Australian Government Principles aim to provide a safe secure and reliable implementation of AI. Whilst this is a voluntary framework it recommends eight (8) associated principles which address:
- Human, societal, and environmental wellbeing
- Human-centred values
- Fairness
- Privacy protection and security
- Reliability and safety
- Transparency and explainability
- Contestability
- Accountability.
The ANZPAA Artificial Intelligence Principles is a high-level document that reflects the cross jurisdictional policing commitment to community safety, harm minimisation and maintaining community confidence for those policing agencies adopting and deploying artificial intelligence systems.
The Victoria Police Artificial Intelligence Framework has consolidated the principles of these and other international governing frameworks to ensure legal and ethical applications of AI by the organisation, which must be assessed against legislation and policy.
Victoria Police will continue to review and adapt this framework in the event of a Victorian Government framework is implemented.
The Digital Transformation Committee will be the governing body authorised to provide approval for the use of AI technologies by Victoria Police.
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