4.4d What are the opportunities and challenges for using artificial intelligence (AI) in the UK's art market to address art crime, including the identification and recovery of stolen property?
Background
DCMS is keen to build the evidence base on the role of culture in crime prevention and rehabilitation. We particularly welcome research on how we can leverage the social benefits of arts and culture participation to reduce crime and violence alongside developing greater insight on responding to crime when it does occur. The department’s interest in this area focuses on two strands: Firstly, the role of cultural engagement in reducing crimes, including re-offending rates. Secondly, the department seeks to better understand crimes that target cultural assets, specifically theft and damage against museums and cultural property, and where interventions might have the most impact. Our particular emphasis on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in preventing these offences points to our interest in understanding the opportunities that innovation might offer for crime detection and prevention.
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Related UKRI funded projects
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ARTS AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: EXPERT WORKSHOP
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Funded by: AHRC
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Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on art crime and prevention, but does not specifically address the use of AI.
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Turning the tables on crime: Boosting evidence of impact design against crime and the strategic capacity to deliver practical design solutions
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Funded by: AHRC
Lead research organisation: University of the Arts London
Why might this be relevant?
The project addresses crime prevention through design, but does not specifically mention the use of AI in the art market.