AI analyzes massive investigation records... Police to roll out 'intelligent analysis solution' nationwide

[Financial News] Police will introduce an artificial intelligence (AI) system nationwide that analyzes vast investigation records, including bank account and telecom data, to identify links to crimes. The system automatically standardizes data in different formats, visualizes the analysis results, and even supports report writing.
The National Police Agency said on the 30th that it will begin full-scale distribution of the 'AI Next-Generation Intelligent Investigation Data Analysis Solution' to frontline investigation sites starting on the 31st.
The solution was developed to respond to increasingly sophisticated and organized crimes such as voice phishing (vishing), drug offenses, and financial crimes. It is the result of the 'Police Lab 2.0, a field-oriented public safety R&D program,' which has been led by the Forensic Science Analysis Division of the Criminal Investigation Bureau since July 2022.
Until now, investigators had to manually compare and cross-check large volumes of data collected in different formats, such as financial accounts and telecom records, using Excel files and other tools. In cases involving large-scale financial and telecom data, organizing and analyzing the material took a considerable amount of time.
The new solution focuses on automating these tasks with AI technology. It automatically converts data from financial accounts, telecom records, card transactions, and other sources into a common format that can be analyzed, even when the data comes in different forms from different institutions and companies. To reflect field feedback, police collected opinions 12 times over four years and conducted 30 pilot demonstrations with peer instructors in the investigation data analysis field.
The standardized data is then visualized in various ways to help identify criminal connections. Relationship and time-series analysis, along with network, timeline, Geographic Information System (GIS), and statistical and graph analysis, can be used to examine links between multiple data sets. Based on the analysis results, the system automatically generates reports and also provides individual dashboards for investigators.
In particular, the system stands out for linking the entire investigation data analysis process into one framework, going beyond simple searches of individual records. It covers customized standardization by crime type, relationship, time-series and spatial analysis, data analysis, and report writing.
Police expect the system to help investigators identify criminal links in massive amounts of data more quickly and track down hidden suspects. They also said that data standardization and visualization will reduce the overall time needed for analysis. By enabling comprehensive analysis and report writing in a single step, the system is expected to improve the efficiency of investigative work, including joint investigations and the discovery of additional offenses.
Lee Mi-kyung, a senior forensic investigation official at the National Police Agency, said, "I hope the development of this solution will serve as a solid stepping stone so that each police investigation can be carried out accurately, fairly and swiftly, allowing victims to be protected in time." She added, "Going forward, police forensic science will continue to work tirelessly to improve the objectivity, completeness and speed of police investigations, and to take the lead in protecting a safe Republic of Korea from crime and the peaceful daily lives of the public."

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