diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 370d98b0..db9a1e64 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -26,3 +26,7 @@ SLACK_CHANNEL=
 WRGL_CLIENT_ID=
 WRGL_CLIENT_SECRET=
 IPNO_API_KEY=
+
+# OpenAI settings
+OPENAI_API_KEY=
+OPENAI_MISCONDUCT_CONFIDENCE_THRESHOLD=0.7
diff --git a/ipno/config/settings/base.py b/ipno/config/settings/base.py
index 833e6559..4cfee610 100644
--- a/ipno/config/settings/base.py
+++ b/ipno/config/settings/base.py
@@ -303,4 +303,4 @@
 
 CSV_DATA_PATH = "./ipno/csv_data"
 
-IPNO_API_KEY = env.str("IPNO_API_KEY")
+IPNO_API_KEY = env.str("IPNO_API_KEY", None)
diff --git a/ipno/news_articles/management/commands/process_llm_batches.py b/ipno/news_articles/management/commands/process_llm_batches.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1a58bc90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipno/news_articles/management/commands/process_llm_batches.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+from django.core.management import BaseCommand
+from news_articles.services.process_llm_analysis import ProcessLLMAnalysis
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    help = "Process completed LLM analysis batches"
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        processor = ProcessLLMAnalysis()
+        
+        self.stdout.write("Starting to process completed batches...")
+        batches = processor.client.batches.list(limit=100)
+        completed_batches = [b for b in batches.data if b.status == "completed" and b.output_file_id]
+        
+        self.stdout.write(f"Found {len(completed_batches)} completed batches to process")
+        processor.process_completed_batches()
+        self.stdout.write("Finished processing completed batches")
diff --git a/ipno/news_articles/management/commands/run_llm_analysis.py b/ipno/news_articles/management/commands/run_llm_analysis.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..55d26b6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipno/news_articles/management/commands/run_llm_analysis.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from django.core.management import BaseCommand
+
+from news_articles.services.process_llm_analysis import ProcessLLMAnalysis
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    help = "Process unanalyzed news articles with OpenAI LLM to detect police misconduct content"
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        processor = ProcessLLMAnalysis()
+        processor.process_unanalyzed_articles()
diff --git a/ipno/news_articles/management/commands/submit_llm_analysis.py b/ipno/news_articles/management/commands/submit_llm_analysis.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18c4bb91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipno/news_articles/management/commands/submit_llm_analysis.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from django.core.management import BaseCommand
+from news_articles.services.process_llm_analysis import ProcessLLMAnalysis
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    help = "Submit unprocessed news articles for batch LLM analysis"
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        processor = ProcessLLMAnalysis()
+        submitted_batches = processor.submit_unanalyzed_articles()
+        self.stdout.write(f"Submitted {len(submitted_batches)} articles for processing")
+        for batch_id, article_id in submitted_batches:
+            self.stdout.write(f"Article {article_id} submitted as batch {batch_id}")
diff --git a/ipno/news_articles/models/news_article.py b/ipno/news_articles/models/news_article.py
index bf2c49aa..2b584a14 100644
--- a/ipno/news_articles/models/news_article.py
+++ b/ipno/news_articles/models/news_article.py
@@ -11,9 +11,12 @@ class NewsArticle(TimeStampsModel):
     published_date = models.DateField()
     author = models.CharField(max_length=255, blank=True, null=True)
     url = models.CharField(max_length=255, blank=True, null=True)
-    is_hidden = models.BooleanField(default=False)
+    is_hidden = models.BooleanField(default=True)  # Default to hidden until LLM processed
+    hide_reason = models.CharField(max_length=50, null=True, blank=True)
 
     is_processed = models.BooleanField(default=False)
+    is_llm_processed = models.BooleanField(default=False)
+    llm_analysis_result = models.JSONField(null=True, blank=True)
     source = models.ForeignKey(
         "news_articles.NewsArticleSource",
         null=True,
diff --git a/ipno/news_articles/services/process_llm_analysis.py b/ipno/news_articles/services/process_llm_analysis.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0aa5376d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipno/news_articles/services/process_llm_analysis.py
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+import json
+from typing import List
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.utils import timezone
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+from openai import OpenAI
+from news_articles.models import NewsArticle
+
+
+class MisconductAnalysis(BaseModel):
+    contains_misconduct: bool = Field(description="Indicates if police misconduct is mentioned in the article")
+    confidence_score: float = Field(ge=0, le=1, description="Confidence score between 0 and 1")
+    explanation: str = Field(description="Brief explanation of the decision")
+
+    @classmethod
+    def model_json_schema(cls, *args, **kwargs) -> dict:
+        """Print and return the JSON schema that will be used by OpenAI."""
+        schema = super().model_json_schema(*args, **kwargs)
+        print("\nGenerated OpenAI Schema:")
+        print("------------------------")
+        print("type:", schema.get("type"))
+        print("properties:", schema.get("properties"))
+        print("required:", schema.get("required"))
+        print("additionalProperties:", schema.get("additionalProperties", False))
+        print("------------------------\n")
+        return schema
+
+
+class ProcessLLMAnalysis:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.client = OpenAI(api_key=settings.OPENAI_API_KEY)
+
+    def _create_single_request(self, article: NewsArticle) -> str:
+        """Create a JSONL file for a single article batch request."""
+        request = {
+            "custom_id": str(article.id),
+            "method": "POST",
+            "url": "/v1/chat/completions",
+            "body": {
+                "model": "gpt-4o-mini",
+                "messages": [
+                    {"role": "system", "content": "You are a helpful assistant analyzing news articles for police misconduct content."},
+                    {"role": "user", "content": f"Analyze the following news article text and determine if it contains any reference to police misconduct.\n\nArticle text:\n{article.content}"}
+                ],
+                "temperature": 0,
+                "response_format": {
+                    "type": "json_schema",
+                    "json_schema": MisconductAnalysis.model_json_schema()
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        filename = f"batch_request_{article.id}_{timezone.now().strftime('%Y%m%d_%H%M%S')}.jsonl"
+        with open(filename, 'w') as f:
+            f.write(json.dumps(request))
+        
+        return filename
+
+    def _process_batch_results(self, batch_id: str):
+        """Process results from a completed batch."""
+        batch = self.client.batches.retrieve(batch_id)
+        
+        if batch.status == "completed" and batch.output_file_id:
+            # Download and process results
+            output = self.client.files.retrieve_content(batch.output_file_id)
+            
+            for line in output.splitlines():
+                result = json.loads(line)
+                article_id = result['custom_id']
+                response = result['response']
+                
+                try:
+                    article = NewsArticle.objects.get(id=article_id)
+                    
+                    if response.get('error'):
+                        print(f"Error processing article {article_id}: {response['error']}")
+                        article.hide_reason = "LLM processing error"
+                        article.save()
+                        continue
+                    
+                    analysis_result = response['body']['choices'][0]['message']['content']
+                    article.llm_analysis_result = analysis_result
+                    article.is_llm_processed = True
+                    
+                    # Unhide article if misconduct confidence is above threshold
+                    if analysis_result['confidence_score'] >= settings.OPENAI_MISCONDUCT_CONFIDENCE_THRESHOLD:
+                        article.is_hidden = False
+                    else:
+                        article.hide_reason = "Below confidence threshold"
+                    
+                    article.save()
+                    
+                except NewsArticle.DoesNotExist:
+                    print(f"Article {article_id} not found")
+                except Exception as e:
+                    print(f"Error processing result for article {article_id}: {str(e)}")
+
+    def _cleanup_file(self, filename: str):
+        """Clean up temporary files."""
+        import os
+        try:
+            os.remove(filename)
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Error cleaning up file {filename}: {str(e)}")
+
+    def submit_unanalyzed_articles(self):
+        """Submit each unanalyzed article as a single-item batch."""
+        articles = NewsArticle.objects.filter(is_llm_processed=False)
+        submitted_batch_ids = []
+        
+        for article in articles:
+            try:
+                # Create and upload batch file for single article
+                batch_file = self._create_single_request(article)
+                file = self.client.files.create(
+                    file=open(batch_file, "rb"),
+                    purpose="batch"
+                )
+
+                # Create batch processing job
+                batch = self.client.batches.create(
+                    input_file_id=file.id,
+                    endpoint="/v1/chat/completions",
+                    completion_window="24h"
+                )
+                
+                submitted_batch_ids.append((batch.id, article.id))
+                self._cleanup_file(batch_file)
+                
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f"Error submitting article {article.id}: {str(e)}")
+                if 'batch_file' in locals():
+                    self._cleanup_file(batch_file)
+        
+        return submitted_batch_ids
+
+    def process_completed_batches(self):
+        """Process results from completed single-item batches."""
+        batches = self.client.batches.list(limit=100)
+        
+        for batch in batches.data:
+            if batch.status == "completed" and batch.output_file_id:
+                try:
+                    output = self.client.files.retrieve_content(batch.output_file_id)
+                    result = json.loads(output)  # Single item, no need to iterate
+                    
+                    article_id = result['custom_id']
+                    response = result['response']
+                    
+                    try:
+                        article = NewsArticle.objects.get(id=article_id)
+                        
+                        if response.get('error'):
+                            print(f"Error processing article {article_id}: {response['error']}")
+                            article.hide_reason = "LLM processing error"
+                            article.save()
+                            continue
+                        
+                        analysis_result = response['body']['choices'][0]['message']['content']
+                        article.llm_analysis_result = analysis_result
+                        article.is_llm_processed = True
+                        
+                        # Unhide article if misconduct confidence is above threshold
+                        if analysis_result['confidence_score'] >= settings.OPENAI_MISCONDUCT_CONFIDENCE_THRESHOLD:
+                            article.is_hidden = False
+                        else:
+                            article.hide_reason = "Below confidence threshold"
+                        
+                        article.save()
+                        
+                    except NewsArticle.DoesNotExist:
+                        print(f"Article {article_id} not found")
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        print(f"Error processing result for article {article_id}: {str(e)}")
+                        
+                except Exception as e:
+                    print(f"Error processing batch {batch.id}: {str(e)}")
diff --git a/ipno/tasks/constants.py b/ipno/tasks/constants.py
index 42cd5ccc..e0345b51 100644
--- a/ipno/tasks/constants.py
+++ b/ipno/tasks/constants.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+HOURLY_TASK = "hourly_task"
 DAILY_TASK = "daily_task"
 
-TASK_TYPES = ((DAILY_TASK, "Daily task"),)
+TASK_TYPES = (
+    (HOURLY_TASK, "Hourly task"),
+    (DAILY_TASK, "Daily task"),
+)
 
 APP_TASKS = [
     {
@@ -13,6 +17,16 @@
         "command": "run_news_articles_crawlers",
         "task_type": DAILY_TASK,
     },
+    {
+        "task_name": "Submit news articles for LLM analysis",
+        "command": "submit_llm_analysis",
+        "task_type": HOURLY_TASK,  # Submit new articles frequently
+    },
+    {
+        "task_name": "Process completed LLM analysis batches",
+        "command": "process_llm_batches",
+        "task_type": DAILY_TASK,  # Process results once per day
+    },
     {
         "task_name": "Run news articles' officers matching",
         "command": "run_news_articles_officers_matching",
diff --git a/requirements/base.txt b/requirements/base.txt
index 55fa400c..8332ed61 100644
--- a/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/base.txt
@@ -40,4 +40,6 @@ celery[redis]==5.2.7
 django-celery-results==2.4.0
 cryptography==38.0.4
 django-db-geventpool==4.0.1
-slack_sdk==3.19.5
\ No newline at end of file
+slack_sdk==3.19.5
+openai==1.3.0
+pydantic>=2.0.0