Police reports written with AI could help cops, but with challenges: expert [Video]

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Several police departments nationwide are debuting artificial intelligence that writes officers’ incident reports for them, and although the software could cause issues in court, an expert says, the technology could be a boon for law enforcement.

Oklahoma City’s police department was among the first to experiment with Draft One, an AI-powered software that analyzes police body-worn camera audio and radio transmissions to write police reports that can later be used to justify criminal charges and as evidence in court.

Since The Associated Press detailed the software and its use by the department in a late August article, the department told Fox News Digital that it has put the program on hold.

“The use of the AI report writinghas been put on hold, so we will pass on speaking about it at this time,” Capt. Valerie Littlejohn wrote via …