Germany, Lower Saxony
Landeskriminalamt Niedersachsen
KiPo-Analyzer and Tracebook KiPo (in-house AI pre-sorting of suspected child sexual abuse material)
OperationalParliamentary recordPAI-7209A45E
- Body
- Landeskriminalamt Niedersachsen
- Country
- Germany
- Area
- Lower Saxony
- Technology
- KiPo-Analyzer and Tracebook KiPo (in-house AI pre-sorting of suspected child sexual abuse material)
- Supplier
- Not stated in the source
- Programme
- Polizei 20/20 (P20)
- Status
- Operational
In routine use by the named body, on the evidence of a public source. - Stage
- In use now
- Since
- February 2020
- Legal basis
- Not stated in the source
- Oversight
- Results must still be checked by investigators; the software runs as a standalone system separated from the internet.
- Evidence
- Parliamentary record
Hansard, committee evidence, written answers - Source
- Niedersächsischer Landtag, Drucksache 19/286 (answer of 13 January 2023)
- Last checked
- Record code
PAI-7209A45E
Notes
The Lower Saxony Ministry of the Interior and Sport told the Landtag (Drucksache 19/286, answer dated 13 January 2023) that the Landeskriminalamt developed KiPo-Analyzer, which pre-sorts image and video files into likely and unlikely pornographic content, and Tracebook KiPo, which supports review. The answer says both have been in state-wide test use since February 2020 and that in June 2020 the software, trained on real police data, was made available to police authorities of the Federation and Länder through the Polizei 20/20 programme. Its general introduction describes the pilot as not yet complete, while its answer to question 27 says the applications have been moved into state-wide operation; the document does not reconcile the two statements. About 600,000 euros were expected for 2023 under Polizei 20/20 for development and national product management. A 2022 comparison in which the in-house tool had the most balanced results against Griffeye Brain DI Pro and other products is also reported. Lower Saxony continues to review seized material manually in these cases.
KiPo-Analyzer and Tracebook KiPo (in-house AI pre-sorting of suspected child sexual abuse material) elsewhere in Germany
See them in the tracker| Deployment | Country | Supplier | Since | Status | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thüringer LandeskriminalamtGriffeye Analyze DI Pro with 'Griffeye Brain' AI for flagging child sexual abuse material | GermanyThuringia | Griffeye | — | Operational | |
| Landeskriminalamt Nordrhein-WestfalenJAIF (Joint Artificial Intelligence Force): AI-assisted review of seized IT material | GermanyNorth Rhine-Westphalia | — | — | Operational | |
| Polizeipräsidium UnterfrankenGriffeye pre-filtering of image and video material in child sexual abuse cases | GermanyBavaria (Lower Franconia) | Magnet (Griffeye) | — | Trial |