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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tess Ikonomou

AFP warns Australia of ‘tsunami of youth crime’ and radicalisation accelerated by AI

Silhouettes and shadows of people on the street
Australian federal police acting deputy commissioner Sandra Booth says radicalisation can now happen within days. Photograph: Oleg Elkov/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Australia is facing a “tsunami” of youth crime as artificial intelligence accelerates the pace and scale of radicalisation, a parliamentary inquiry has heard.

The Australian federal police acting deputy commissioner Sandra Booth told the hearing on Wednesday that, while radicalisation had traditionally taken years or months, that process could now happen within days.

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