New York wants to use AI and cameras to detect subway crime before it happens

A hot potato: Another authority is turning to AI in the hope of being able to predict crimes or problematic behavior before they occur. New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) plans to use the technology on the city's subways by analyzing live security footage for potential troublemakers. MTA Chief Security Officer Michael Kemper said (via The Gothamist) that the agency is working with AI companies to develop the software that can analyze real-time subway platform feeds. The plan is that if the software identifies someone who appears to be acting unusually, suspiciously, or irrationally, it would trigger an alert that in turn would trigger a response from security or the police department. Kemper said that the police response would come "before waiting for something to happen," i.e., stopping a crime before it happens, Minority Report-style. "AI is the future," Kemper said during a committee meeting. "We're working with tech companies literally right now and seeing wh ... Read full article.