Gabriel Attal: Using facial recognition and AI to identify looters
Proposal put forward by Gabriel Attal on October 19, 2026. Topic: AI, Domestic Security and Justice. The observatory also publishes quotes from 10 other public figures on this topic.
He defended several concrete measures: concentrating law enforcement on the protection of people and property; resorting to administrative searches and house arrests, even to a state of emergency if necessary; using facial recognition and artificial intelligence to identify looters and allow for swift convictions.
Original quote (French)
Il a défendu plusieurs mesures concrètes : concentrer les forces de l'ordre sur la protection des personnes et des biens ; recourir aux perquisitions administratives et aux assignations à résidence, voire à l'état d'urgence si nécessaire ; utiliser la reconnaissance faciale et l'intelligence artificielle pour identifier les pilleurs et permettre des condamnations rapides.Source: attalpresident.fr · archived copy
Other candidates on this topic
- Bruno Le Maire: Make Massive Use of AI Data Cross-Referencing Against Crime
- Bruno Retailleau: Authorize computer vision for internal security within a legal framework
- David Lisnard: Wants law enforcement to be able to use AI and drones in the face of riots
- Dominique de Villepin: Create chambers with jurisdiction over AI within the judicial system
- Jean-Luc Mélenchon: Ban facial recognition
- Juan Branco: Generalize AI transcription in the police
- Marine Tondelier: Sharing European Intelligence Databases
- Nicolas Dupont-Aignan: Introduce a moratorium on court decisions without final human arbitration
- Raphaël Glucksmann: Launch a "cyber sentinelle" program with specialized brigades against cybercrime
- Édouard Philippe: Authorize the targeted use of facial recognition under a "narco state of emergency"
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