Sexual Violence Victim Statements Transcribed by 'AI Voice Recognition'... Police Pilot Operation Underway

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] The National Police Agency announced that starting from the 14th, a pilot program for 'preparing sexual violence victim statements using AI voice recognition technology' will be launched at 59 police stations nationwide.

The police have been promoting the introduction of AI voice recognition investigations to reduce the burden felt by sexual violence victims during investigations. This technology automatically recognizes conversations between investigators and victims using artificial intelligence (AI) and converts them into a question-and-answer statement format. This is expected to reduce the burden on investigators in preparing statements and allow victims to testify more comfortably.

The pilot operation will be conducted at a total of 59 police stations: 55 under the jurisdiction of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency, and one each in Busan, Daegu, Gwangju, and Jeonnam. The police will provide victims with an AI voice recognition investigation notice and consent form, and will use the technology only if consent is given. In case of voice recognition errors, statements will be corrected by real-time comparison or by cross-checking with voice recordings afterward.

The police plan to continuously improve the recognition rate and link the system with video recording and statement recording systems, aiming to expand the program to all 255 police stations nationwide by 2022.

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