The Ottawa company said the federal police service will be the first customer for its “Machine Trust Platform,” a framework for tracking an organization’s use of artificial intelligence and measuring it against global and domestic standards. NuEnergy.ai’s CEO Niraj Bhargava said in a release the company will devise a custom tracker for the RCMP. (The Logic)
Talking point: Artificial intelligence and machine-learning tools have powerful potential in fighting crime, but also risk amplifying injustice already built into policing. An investigation in June found the RCMP violated privacy law by using facial-recognition technology from U.S.-based Clearview AI, and a week later, a House of Commons committee called for major RCMP reforms to address systemic racism. The federal government is running a pilot program with NuEnergy.ai through its Innovative Solutions Canada program, which lets cutting-edge tech be tested in real-world settings.