Axon recommends that the AI tool not be used for serious incidents like police shootings due to the high stakes and complexity. The company has configured the AI to stick to the facts of what's recorded, and testing showed no significant racial bias. The tool also comes with an audit trail for review and validation. Despite recent criticisms of Axon's company culture and allegations of market abuses, the company's stock hit a record high in March.
Key takeaways:
- Axon, a police contractor, has launched a new tool called Draft One that uses AI to transcribe audio from body cameras and automatically turn it into a police report.
- The tool has reportedly led to an 82% decrease in time spent writing reports for the Fort Collins Colorado Police Department, one of the early testers.
- There are concerns about the potential for AI to introduce bias into police reports, particularly in relation to race, and to 'hallucinate' or make things up.
- Axon has configured its AI to stick to the facts of what's being recorded and has tested it for racial bias, finding no statistically significant differences across races in generated police reports.