Met Police using Palantir AI to flag officer misconduct patterns

Scotland Yard confirmed it uses Palantir's AI to analyze internal data on sickness levels, absences, and overtime patterns to identify potential professional standards failures among its 46,000 officers and staff. The Police Federation criticized the approach as "automated suspicion," warning officers "must not be subjected to opaque or untested tools." The Met says evidence shows correlation between high sickness/overtime and misconduct, but civil liberties groups question whether algorithmic monitoring of workplace behavior crosses ethical boundaries.

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