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The Modern Tactical Team: Building Capability without Overloading the Operator

John G. Stephenson Walk through any tactical equipment display or team staging area today and one thing is clear: Modern SWAT operators have more options than ever – better armor, lighter helmets and improved communications. Thermal devices, night vision, drones, robots, rifles, optics, breaching tools, medical gear, less-lethal options, tactical vehicles, and a growing list of specialty equipment all promise to make teams safer and more capable. Most of it can be valuable. The problem is that every new piece…

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Managing the Risks of Public Safety Artificial Intelligence

John G. Peters, Jr., Ph.D., and John Black, D.B.A. ©2024. A.R.R. The growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is advancing at such an accelerated rate that it’s becoming increasingly challenging to stay up to date. AI is the simulation of human intelligence in machines using algorithms which is designed to perform complex tasks which, historically, only humans could do using human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning and problem-solving. Like any technology, it can be, and has been, deliberately misused (e.g., Deepfakes,…