Introduction The Australian Federal Police (AFP) shared at the Microsoft AI Tour 2024, how artificial intelligence (AI) is remoulding crime prevention, particularly in handling large amounts of data and countering cyber threats. Ben Lamont, Chief Data Officer at AFP, and Helen Schneider, leader of the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE), discussed the ethical and operational challenges of integrating AI into law enforcement. With overwhelming volumes of digital evidence, Lamont enforced that AI is no longer optional - it’s essential. "We have no choice but to lean in because it's beyond the human scale" he stated, explaining how AI is used for translation, transcription, and ...