2023 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
Technology, Criminality and Law Enforcement in Pre-Crime Society
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20K20691
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| Research Institution | Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
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Principal Investigator |
MANTELLO Peter・A 立命館アジア太平洋大学, アジア太平洋学部, 教授 (10454977)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-07-30 – 2025-03-31
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| Keywords | surveillance / technology / criminality / policing / algorithm / computation / prediction / analytics |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
I completed a large percentage of my work packages such as mapping the ecology of predictive policing technologies in Europe, Japan, and North America. Finished surveying predictive policing technologies in border, national and cyber security. Performed on archival visits to libraries in Europe and Canada. I concluded initial investigation of risks of malicious use of large language models being used by criminal organizations. I have also conducted a series of follow up interviews with Interpol Thailand as well as started a new working and ongoing series of interviews with several media spokespersons of NATO from Greece.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
The research is now starting to progress smoothly, after initial delays caused by COVID restrictions. These disruptions curtailed many aspects of my research project including interviews with prominent/key stakeholders in Europe, the United States, and Canada, archival research at some key libraries which were closed because of COVID (especially, in the United States) and other organizations such as NGOs, civil liberty organizations, and privacy groups. Luckily, COVID is no longer an issue and thus, my research work is moving forward without further delay.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
My plans are to complete the rest of my work packages including workshops with ordinary citizens in US, Europe and Japan to gauge their perceptions, attitudes, and beliefs about the prospects of predictive policing becoming a new normal in modern-day society. I also intend to conduct follow up interviews with law enforcement agents and spokespersons. Moreover, because of the meteoric rise and development of chatbots, I will visit some start-ups and legacy companies in the United States, Canada and Germany. Finally, besides publishing my efforts I intend to disseminate my research at conferences, workshops and guest lectures in the US, Canada and Europe.
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| Causes of Carryover |
The reasons for carry-over is due to the disruptions and delay caused in the initial two and half years of the global pandemic. During this time it was impossible to carry out the work packages as initially purposed and scheduled in the original application. However, the research project is progressing smoothly now so the funds are needed to perform the activities that were held back because of COVID 19. The remaining funds will be used to complete field research, conduct follow-up interviews and attend conferences to disseminate my work.
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[Journal Article] Machines that feel2023
Author(s)
Mantello, P., Ho MT, Nguyen, M. & Vuong, Q
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Journal Title
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Nature
Volume: 10-1
Pages: 1-16
DOI
Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
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[Book] Palgrave McMillan2023
Author(s)
Mantello, P., Ho, MT, Podoletz, L.
Total Pages
21
Publisher
Automating Extremism: Mapping The Affective Role of Artificially Intelligent Agents in Online Radicalisation
ISBN
9783031225512
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