Problems of Legal Regulation of the Use of Artificial Intelligence Technologies by the National Police of Ukraine

Abstract

The introduction of modern information technologies, such as artificial intelligence, in the activities of the National Police of Ukraine simultaneously caused a number of legal problems regarding compliance with the rule of law during the use of such technologies, in particular, intelligent video surveillance systems, collection and analysis of information about personal life, etc. This necessitates the investigation of the current state of legal regulation of the use of artificial intelligence in police activities to identify and further eliminate gaps in legislation. The purpose of the study is: 1) to analyse laws and regulations on the establishment of information resources by the National Police of Ukraine, and information and analytical support for the activities of its divisions and territorial bodies; 2) to identify legal norms that are subject to additional regulation in connection with the use of AI technologies in police activities; 3) to develop proposals for laws and regulations to eliminate identified gaps in legislation. The methodological basis of the study is the following methods: comparative legal, legal modelling, system analysis, logical and legal, system and structural methods. Based on the findings, the main areas of using AI technologies in law enforcement activities of foreign countries and in Ukrainian practice were established, which later allowed determining and analysing the norms of current legislation for the regulation of the use of such technologies by the police. The authors of this study proposed appropriate changes to the current legislation, which should resolve the identified shortcomings, in particular, in terms of simplifying police access to video surveillance cameras and conducting information-retrieval work on the Internet