The government is planning to deploy artificial intelligence-powered policing, facial recognition systems, robotics and predictive crime analytics as part of an ambitious effort to build one of the region’s most technologically advanced security networks by 2030, President Irfaan Ali said on Friday.
The President said the government was developing an integrated national security architecture linking all security agencies through a shared digital platform aimed at improving crime prevention, investigations and emergency response.
“One of the key features of modern security systems is the use of AI,” Ali told a press conference in Georgetown.
The proposed system would use predictive crime analytics, behavioural monitoring, automated threat detection, smart surveillance, drone integration and robotics to strengthen policing and border security.
Ali said artificial intelligence would help law enforcement analyse large volumes of data and video footage in real time, allowing faster responses and reducing human bias in investigations.
“That does not say humans are not there. Humans are there in the backroom, but AI helps in doing analytics at a faster pace,” he said.
He said the technology would be particularly useful at large public events, where drones and AI monitoring systems could assess crowd behaviour, identify emerging threats and provide security officers with advance warnings.
Guyana’s plan also includes smart police stations operating around the clock, digital crime reporting, mobile policing applications and interconnected command centres.
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