{"id":4109,"date":"2026-02-24T12:01:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T12:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/24\/police-using-ai-to-monitor-staff-behaviour\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T12:01:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T12:01:59","slug":"police-using-ai-to-monitor-staff-behaviour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/24\/police-using-ai-to-monitor-staff-behaviour\/","title":{"rendered":"Police using AI to monitor staff behaviour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>2026-02-24 12:01:57<\/b><br \/>\n<BR>Metropolitan Police is using artificial intelligence supplied by controversial US tech giant Palantir Technologies to monitor the behaviour of its own officers and staff.<BR><br \/>\nScotland Yard has confirmed it is running a time-limited pilot that analyses internal data including sickness records, absences and overtime patterns in a bid to identify potential misconduct or cultural failings, according to The Guardian newspaper. <BR><br \/>\nThe move marks the first time the Met has publicly acknowledged using Palantir\u2019s technology in this way, after previously declining to confirm or deny its involvement.<BR><br \/>\nWith around 46,000 officers and staff, the Met is the UK\u2019s largest police force &#8211; and has faced intense scrutiny in recent years following a string of scandals, including the murder of Sarah Everard by serving officer Wayne Couzens.<BR><br \/>\nThe force said there is evidence suggesting a correlation between high sickness levels, increased absences or unusually large amounts of overtime and \u201cfailings in standards, culture and behaviour\u201d.<BR><br \/>\nBy pulling together data from multiple internal databases, Palantir\u2019s AI system flags patterns. However, the Met insists human officers ultimately review the findings and make any decisions regarding standards or performance.<BR><br \/>\nThe approach has sparked alarm from the Police Federation of England and Wales, which branded the system \u201cautomated suspicion\u201d.<BR><br \/>\nA spokesperson warned that algorithmic profiling risks misinterpreting heavy workloads or stress-related sickness as wrongdoing, arguing that policing already operates under some of the most intense scrutiny of any profession.<BR><br \/>\nPalantir\u2019s growing footprint in Britain has also drawn political attention. The company, co-founded by tech billionaire Peter Thiel, has secured major public sector contracts, including a \u00a3330m NHS data deal and a \u00a3240m agreement with the Ministry of Defence.<BR><br \/>\nLiberal Democrat MP Martin Wrigley questioned the wider implications, asking: \u201cWho is watching Palantir?\u201d<BR><br \/>\nMeanwhile, Labour has pledged more than \u00a3115m to expand responsible AI use across all 43 police forces in England and Wales, signalling that algorithm-driven policing may soon become far more widespread.<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Visit Bang Bizarre (main website) <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/xtbac.js\" data-video=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026-02-24 12:01:57 Metropolitan Police is using artificial intelligence supplied by controversial US tech giant Palantir Technologies to monitor the behaviour of its own officers and staff. 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