Al Murray appointed substantive director of PoliceAI

Al Murray's appointment comes after a "competitive recruitment process" overseen by the College of Policing, which hosts PoliceAI.

Prior to this post, Mr Murray was the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s first lead for AI in 2024, and has overseen the portfolio’s evolution into the PoliceAI centre, created as part of January’s Policing White Paper to support the responsible adoption of AI across policing in England and Wales.

The centre has £75m of Home Office funding allocated over three years.

Mr Murray said: “It is an incredible privilege to be appointed as Director of PoliceAI at such an important moment for policing.

“Artificial intelligence presents one of the greatest opportunities in a generation to improve public services, helping policing better protect communities, support victims and respond to increasingly complex threats.

“Our focus remains on identifying, testing and scaling AI solutions that deliver real benefits for victims and the public, while ensuring they are used responsibly and governed appropriately. Success will be measured not by how much AI policing uses, but by the difference it makes to the people we serve.”