COPS are trialing new AI tech that writes police reports based on body camera footage – and it takes just minutes.
The system has received rave reviews from law enforcement, but strict rules are required to avoid any artificial intelligence blunders.
Security tech giant Axon says its Draft One is revolutionary.
And the company hopes that it could give police more time to focus on other parts of their jobs.
“Every single officer in the U.S. writes police reports, often every day and normally multiple times a day,” said Axon chief Rick Smith.
“As we’ve done with Draft One, harnessing the power of AI will prove to be one of the most impactful technological advancements of our time.
“To help scale police work and revolutionize the way public safety operates.”
Police have already been trialing the system.
And Axon says that it’s saving roughly an hour of a day per office.
This could translate to an extra shift of work for every eight officers that use the tech.
It works by uploading the audio from body camera footage.
This will be automatically transcribed and processed into a police report.
According to Axon, this can be completed within just five minutes of an incident ending.
ON TRIAL
Police who have trialed the tech were impressed by its usefulness.
“With over 27 years of experience in law enforcement, I have seen technology come and go,” said Fort Collins Colorado Police Services Sergeant Robert Younger.
Draft One has exceeded our expectations and will be a huge asset to our agency.
Robert Younger
“But Draft One is one of the most exciting innovations for law enforcement I have ever seen.
“Our agency has been testing Draft One, and we have seen an 82% decrease in time spent writing reports.
“Testing Officers have also shared that the quality of their reports has improved substantially, with Draft One including statements and actions that could have easily been overlooked or missed if done manually.
“Draft One has exceeded our expectations and will be a huge asset to our agency.”
Axon says it did a double-blind study to compare its AI reports with ones from regular offers.
And it says that Draft One results were “equal to or better than” regular police reports.
However, the system uses AI and can’t be solely relied on.
Source: https://www.the-sun.com/tech/11176951/police-ai-body-camera-report-footage-axon-audio/