Police chatbot to help public make complaints hands-free
The Hindu
The voice-assisted service of the Kozhikode unit of the Kerala Police Cyerdome enables users to locate nearby police stations and file complaints on noticing crimes
The Kozhikode unit of the Kerala Police Cyerdome has introduced a user-friendly chatbot service, Kerala Police Assistant, to help the public submit complaints hands-free using Google Assistant.
On Saturday, Minister for Public Works and Tourism P.A. Mohamed Riyas launched the innovative chatbot service, which can be explored using the wake-up command, ‘talk to Kerala Police’, after enabling the voice assistant feature on the mobile phone.
Inspector General of Police (North Zone) Ashok Yadav, District Police Chief (Kozhikode City) A.V. George, and Deputy Commissioner of Police Swapnil M. Mahajan were present at the inaugural demonstration.
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