Anchorage police adopt AI to analyze investigative data

Anchorage Police Department downtown headquarters on June 9, 2020 (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media)
The Anchorage Police Department is now using artificial intelligence software to better review investigative data. It’s the first time APD has adopted AI for department use.
Police Chief Sean Case told Assembly members Tuesday night that the department has been testing a software called Closure for four months. He said the program is able to analyze large amounts of data.
“There’