Police use of AI restarted after officers used unapproved models (opens original article in a new tab)

New Zealand police restarted using approved Whisper AI after previous misuse of unapproved models, with added controls and training.

• Police restarted use of approved Whisper AI after officers misused unapproved models
• Whisper AI had 45% inaccuracy on Māori and Pacific languages and was banned for those uses
• Police implemented stricter controls and training for AI use following misuse