AFP warns Australia of ‘tsunami of youth crime’ and radicalisation accelerated by AI

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Australian Federal Police warned a parliamentary inquiry that young people are facing increasing risks of crime and radicalisation, with AI accelerating the process. Acting deputy commissioner Sandra Booth said radicalisation that once took months or years can now occur within days; children as young as 12 have been among those subject to federal police operations since 2020.

Children as young as 12 among dozens subject to federal police operations since 2020, parliamentary inquiry hears Australia is facing a “tsunami” of youth crime as artificial intelligence accelerates the pace and scale of radicalisation, a parliamentary inquiry has heard. Australian federal police acting deputy commissioner, Sandra Booth, told the hearing on Wednesday that, while radicalisation had traditionally taken years or months, that process could now happen within days. Continue reading...