Development
Police recruitment commission uses AI monitoring in sub-inspector exam
For the 17 December 2023 preliminary exam for 1,275 police sub-inspector posts, the Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission said it would use AI-powered systems to detect impersonation and copying at all 613 centres in 38 districts. After the exam the Times of India reported that an AI system had been used, for the first time in the state, for facial recognition and eye tracking, alongside 16,500 CCTV cameras at centre gates linked to a command centre at the commission. The commission has published nothing on what the system flagged.
- Stage
- Programme or pilot initiated
- Confidence
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- 2 cited
Journey so far
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- Programme or pilot initiated (current stage)
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- Outcome verified
Good to know: Used once, in the 17 December 2023 exam, according to the commission and the press. No result of what the system flagged and no later use were found, so this stays a pilot.
What's confirmed
4 facts backed by sources
- The sub-inspector preliminary exam for 1,275 posts was held on 17 December 2023 in two shifts at 613 centres across the state.
- BPSSC chairman K S Dwivedi said the commission was using AI-powered systems to detect and prevent cheating such as impersonation and plagiarism at all 613 centres in all 38 districts.
- The Times of India reported that an AI-powered system was used during the exam for facial recognition and eye tracking, and that 16,500 CCTV cameras at entrances and exits were connected to the command and control system at BPSSC headquarters.
- Three examinees were expelled for unfair means, two in Arwal and one in Hajipur.
Still to be confirmed
7 things to watch for
- What the AI system detected. No figure for flagged candidates has been published, and the report does not say whether the three expulsions came from it.
- The vendor, the cost, and how candidates' face images were stored and for how long.
- Where eye tracking was applied. The 16,500 cameras are described at entrances and exits, not in exam halls.
- Whether BPSSC used the system in any later exam. None was found.
- Turnout. Times Now (before the exam) said almost 6.6 lakh candidates would appear; the Times of India (after) said around six lakh appeared. Both are commission or press figures, not an official result.
- The 'first time in the state' claim. The State Election Commission already described its 2022 face recognition system as AI-based, so the claim holds at most for recruitment exams.
- The chairman's statement was made 'on Saturday', 16 December 2023, and published on 17 December; the timeline gives the month for it.
How it unfolded (2)
Each step as a dated source records it, oldest first
- Announcement
The commission's chairman told PTI, the day before the exam, that AI-powered systems would be used to detect and prevent impersonation and plagiarism at all 613 centres in 38 districts, watched from a central command room at its Patna headquarters.
Times Now (quoting PTI)
- Pilot
During the two-shift exam on 17 December an AI-powered system was used for facial recognition and eye tracking, which the report called a first for the state, with 16,500 CCTV cameras at centre entrances and exits connected to the commission's command and control system.
The Times of India
Sources (2)
Who reported it, when, and what they cover
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Times Now (quoting PTI) Established news |
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The Times of India Established news |
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