INNOVATION: Following on from the recent Beyond Bureaucracy conference on artificial intelligence (AI) in the criminal justice system (CJS), independent policing and technology expert Giles Herdale explores some of the main opportunities and challenges facing police and the CJS in the successful development, adoption and implementation of effective AI technologies.

OPINION: With the growing availability and accessibility of generative artificial intelligence leading to a huge increase in deepfaked non-consensual intimate image (NCII) abuse, independent policing and technology expert Giles Herdale sets out some of the key challenges around tackling NCII, and suggest four steps that could make a significant difference in reducing offences and improving outcomes for victims.