aceAFP warns Australia of ‘tsunami of youth crime’ and radicalisation accelerated by AI
Australia is facing a “tsunami” of youth crime as artificial intelligence accelerates the pace and scale of radicalisation, a parliamentary inquiry has heard. The 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. “This can be attributed to artificial intelligence, a growing grievance generation, young people searching for purpose and belonging, and the sophi…
Federal police told a parliamentary inquiry that AI is accelerating online radicalisation of young people and lowering the skills needed to manipulate them, risking overwhelmed mental health, education and judicial systems.
The claims are statements made to an inquiry, and the article gives no data isolating AI's role; the committee is still trying to understand why radicalisation is occurring so quickly.
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