Arizona sheriff’s office turns to AI to speed up paperwork
Law enforcement is turning to artificial intelligence
As artificial intelligence becomes more widespread, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department in Arizona is exploring how it can use the emerging technology. Since the beginning of the year, lawmakers have been testing Axon’s program, called Draft One.
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!
TUCSON, Arizona – As artificial intelligence becomes more prevalent, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department is exploring how it can use the emerging technology.
At the beginning of the year, lawmakers began testing Axon’s Draft One program, which writes incident reports using artificial intelligence. A body camera records the interactions, then the program creates a first draft using audio and additional information from the assistant. Lawmakers then review everything before presenting the final report.
“They can verify completeness, accuracy and all of that,” said Capt. Derek Ogden. “But they cannot submit the first draft as a case report.”
Introducing the program, Deputy Dylan Lane demonstrated how Draft One can write a case report in five minutes that would take 30 minutes to complete.
CHATGPT POLICE CAN BE WARNED ABOUT YOUNG PEOPLE COMMITTING SUICIDE
A Pima County deputy opens Draft One to start writing his case report. Once completed will check accuracy before shipping. (Amalia Roy)
“A lot of that time is just quick changes like making sure all the information is still correct and then just adding those little details,” Lane said.
Ogden said Draft One saves significant time during shifts when deputies are dealing with multiple incidents in a row. He said the program is one of several ways the department is exploring artificial intelligence tools.
Draft One writes an incident report using recordings from the Axon body camera. (Amalia Roy)
“We recently saw a detective from our criminal investigation division use artificial intelligence to identify an unidentified deceased person,” Ogden said. “We are also looking for ways to increase the productivity and efficiency of our patrol deputies and some of our corrections officers.”
Law enforcement agencies across the country are evaluating how AI can help their departments, especially as they deal with resource shortages.
SCHOOLS USE AI WEAPON DETECTION FOR SAFETY
“Many police departments are on tight budgets. Having a tool that allows them to do more with less is very appealing to them,” said Max Isaacs of the Policing Project, a nonprofit at NYU School of Law that studies public safety and police accountability.
Although AI offers opportunities to save resources, there isn’t much data on how much help these programs actually provide, Isaacs said.
A Pima County deputy wears an Axon body camera during a simulated emergency call. (Amalia Roy)
“You have so many examples of crimes being solved or efficiencies being implemented,” Isaacs said. “But we don’t have those yet in terms of large-scale studies that rigorously show us the amount of benefit.”
TRUMP SIGNED EXECUTIVE ORDER TO USE ARTIFICIAL HARM IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CHILDHOOD CANCERS
Isaacs also raised the issue of accuracy.
“AI is not perfect. It can rely on flawed data. The system itself can also be flawed. When there are errors in AI systems, this can lead to quite serious consequences. It can lead to false arrests. It can lead to bogged down investigators and waste time and resources,” Isaacs said.
Addressing these concerns, Ogden acknowledged that the information may be flawed. That’s why human eyes should examine every report written with Draft One, he said.
After a successful hearing with 20 lawmakers, Ogden said the next step is to expand Draft One to include corrections officers.
CLICK TO REACH THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION
