Met's Special Constabulary head fired after AI tool found deleted intimate images on work phone
Special chief officer James Deller copied intimate images on to his work phone, AI monitoring finds.
The head of the Metropolitan Police's Special Constabulary, James Deller, has been dismissed following an investigation into misconduct. The misconduct was uncovered through Palantir's AI monitoring system, which detected that Deller had used his work phone to copy intimate images of a woman. The investigation, known as Project Galatasaray, was carried out over a week using artificial intelligence technology.
Deller's actions were deemed a breach of trust and he will be added to the College of Policing's barred list, preventing him from serving in policing again. The Metropolitan Police Federation, which represents rank-and-file officers, had previously urged caution regarding the use of Met-issued devices while off-duty following the upgrade of Lawful Business Monitoring software.
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