The Argentine government has established a special security unit that will use artificial intelligence to comprehensively combat and predict crime. Critics are concerned because the Unidad de Inteligencia Artificial Aplicada a la Seguridad (UIAAS) is supposed to perform widespread surveillance functions.
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UIAS is supposed to “patrol” social networks and websites to investigate crimes. As stated in the government orderi.e. permanently monitor, including the dark web. The aim is to use image recognition to identify suspects, but also to identify potential threats from criminal groups or predict “disturbances”.
The special unit is also responsible for identifying situations that pose a threat to national security and analyzing images from surveillance cameras in real time to identify suspicious activities or locate wanted people. Historical crime data will be analyzed using algorithms and machine learning to predict future crimes.
Abnormal Patterns, Profiling
UIAAS is also tasked with identifying unusual patterns in computer networks to identify cyber threats before they become malware or phishing attacks. Analyzing large amounts of data from various sources will help create profiles of suspects and identify connections between various crimes. UIAAS is also intended to detect suspicious financial transactions.
Debate about facial recognition: LKA boss wants more powersBeyond cyberspace, the UIAAS is also responsible for flying patrols with drones and defusing explosives with robots. It also aims to improve communication and coordination between various law enforcement agencies so that critical information can be made available more quickly.
Mariela Belsky watches from Amnesty International Argentina According to the Guardian The danger of people censoring themselves through mass monitoring of social media. Martin Becerra, professor of media and information technology Analyzed for the Argentine daily newspaper El DiarioThe use of data analysis to predict crimes attacks the principle of the presumption of innocence.
“Illegal activities and the cover of modern technologies”
A person who lives in a neighborhood where, according to statistics, there is more crime than anywhere else is more likely to be a target of surveillance than residents of other parts of the city, Becerra writes. Classifying behavior as criminal based on algorithmic criteria is inconsistent; crime prediction technologies are affected anyway because they are programmed in a biased way. Overall, Becerra sees the privacy of users of digital platforms at risk. National laws protect every type of private communication and data; this principle will also be weakened and could lead to a new form of surveillance.
For journalist Natalia Zuazo, UIAS provides illegal state activities with the cover of “modern technologies”. She fears that many different security forces will have uncontrolled access to the information collected.
Beatriz Bussanich from the Argentine civil rights organization VÃa Libre Foundation Planned constant monitoring of social networks deemed illegal. For example, he said it is normal for police officers to patrol the city. But if a law enforcement officer connects with two people and records their conversation, the limit of what is permissible will be crossed.
To establish the special unit, the Argentine government points to countries such as the United States, China, Great Britain, Israel, France, Singapore, India, which are leaders in video analysis and facial recognition, crime prediction, cybersecurity, data analysis, drones and robotics. For example, according to the European Union’s AI Act, which came into force today, August 1, personal predictive police surveillance is prohibited.
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