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Poland forms AI advisory team to support emergency, security services

08.05.2026 11:45
Poland’s interior ministry has appointed a team of experts to help bring artificial intelligence tools to the country's emergency and security services, officials said on Friday.
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Deputy Interior Minister Tomasz Szymański handed appointments to members of the new advisory group during its first meeting, the ministry said.

The team is tasked with developing ways to safely and effectively deploy AI in areas including firefighting, crime prevention and border protection.

According to the ministry, artificial intelligence is expected to support the State Fire Service in preventing, detecting and combating forest fires.

Systems using cameras, drones, satellites and environmental sensors could automatically analyse data to identify smoke, rising temperatures or unusual environmental changes.

Officials said machine learning algorithms would help distinguish real threats from false alarms, such as fog or dust, potentially cutting emergency response times by tens of minutes.

AI tools could also assist in managing firefighting operations by modelling the spread of fires, assessing weather impacts and recommending evacuation routes and the deployment of rescue teams.

Drones equipped with AI would be used to survey dangerous areas and transmit real-time images to command centres.

The advisory group is also expected to propose guidelines for the use of AI in policing, including analysing evidence, identifying patterns and combating cybercrime.

Border Guard operations could benefit from automated systems using biometrics and image recognition to detect irregularities and possible breaches, according to officials.

The ministry said AI may also be integrated into Poland’s emergency call system to help assess the credibility of reports, dispatch appropriate resources and reserve hospital capacity.

Officials said the team’s work would comply with European safety standards and aim to protect citizens' privacy.

The group includes not only government officials and emergency service personnel but also academic experts to ensure access to the latest technological developments, state news agency PAP reported.

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Source: PAP