Assistive AI keeps the human element in public safety

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the most disruptive innovation in a generation. It is quickly becoming an essential component in many industries, including public safety. However, these are still the nascent stages of AI adoption, and with that, come challenges. One is the so-called “black box,” problem, where human operators overseeing a system do not fully understand why the algorithms recommend a particular action. Data goes in one side and results come out the other, but it is not always clear what happens in the interim. . . .