Met Police considers expanding Palantir AI use after misconduct purge identifies hundreds of officers

The Metropolitan Police used Palantir’s data analytics platform to cross-reference internal records including sickness, overtime, expenses and building access. The exercise identified hundreds of officers facing gross misconduct proceedings for corruption, fraud and abuse of authority. Scotland Yard is now exploring whether the same AI-driven approach can be applied to crime data analysis and high-risk offender identification.

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