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SUMMARY:Beyond Human Actors: Leveraging AI for Enhanced Public Safety XR T
 raining
DESCRIPTION:Ronak Ranjitkumar Mohanty, Akilan Rammohan, Karolina Pater, Wa
 nyi Chen, and Ranjana Mehta (University of Wisconsin - Madison)\n\nLaw enf
 orcement officers (LEOs) and community partners frequently serve as first 
 responders to 911 calls, many of which involve behavioral health crises. A
 pproximately 20% of these service requests pertain to individuals with men
 tal health conditions, who are estimated to face an 11.6-fold higher risk 
 of police use of force than the general population. Integrating extended r
 eality (XR) technologies holds significant promise for enhancing police de
 cision-making, particularly by supporting the effective application of de-
 escalation tactics in high-stakes situations. Despite this potential, curr
 ent XR-based training scenarios for LEOs often fall short, lacking the div
 ersity and realism necessary to address the complex demands of de-escalati
 on-especially the need for real-time, high-stress interactions that are es
 sential for skill development under pressure. In this work, we leverage ar
 tificial intelligence (AI)-driven training within XR environments to addre
 ss these shortcomings. Our approach involves a two-phase evaluation of an 
 AI-Non Playable Character (NPC)-based XR training prototype, focusing firs
 t on technological usability with non-LEOs, and then on training efficacy 
 with LEOs. Results demonstrate increased user engagement, a stronger sense
  of VR presence, and minimal discomfort. Additionally, participants exhibi
 ted higher germane and lower extrinsic cognitive load, with LEOs showing a
  50% reduction in race and gender bias according to IAT scores.\n\nTrack: 
 Extended Reality\n\nSession Chairs: Jung Hyup Kim (University of Missouri)
  and David Azari (U.S. Army Futures Command)\n\n
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