QUANTUM LEAP: RBPF exploring artificial intelligence in crime fight

The Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) could be on the verge of making another leap in the fight against crime in The Bahamas, with high-level meetings taking place this week with potential vendors and stakeholders in public safety artificial intelligence technology. During a welcome and oath-swearing ceremony for nearly 100 new police recruits, Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle told the men and women that his executive team was present with the exceptions of two assistant commissioner's, including Assistant Commissioner Zhavargo Dames, "who's representing me in another meeting trying to get some technology, additional technology for the Royal Bahamas Police Force". When contacted for specifics, Rolle told Eyewitness News: "We are doing some exploration with artificial intelligence." He did not expound on what area the AI technology could be used in or what it could potentially achieve in its use in The Bahamas. The use of AI in law enforcement is not uncommon in other jurisdictions with significant advances in recent years.