Texas police used AI to draft report on Flock surveillance of abortion case
Johnson County Sheriff's Office deployed both facial recognition and automated report writing in case originating from abusive partner's complaint.
What to know
- Texas police used Flock automated camera search and Axon AI report-writing in the same abortion case, demonstrating convergence of surveillance and AI documentation tools in reproductive healthcare investigations.
- AI tool summarized officers' discussion concluding no charges could be filed under Texas law, yet the case originated from an abusive partner's complaint, not family safety concerns as Flock's CEO claimed.
- Police have withheld body camera footage despite public records requests, limiting transparency about how AI tools characterized sensitive legal discussions.
“It was discussed at the time with the District Attorney's office and learned the State could not statutorily charge [the woman] for taking the pill to cause the abortion.”
Earlier police report, Official police record · 404 Media article
Johnson County Sheriff's Office Texas law enforcement agencyGarrett Langley Flock CEOSergeant Damien Bethel Johnson County Sheriff's Office officer404 Media Investigative news outlet
The record 2 articles and posts · last 26 days
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What people are saying 4 voices from 2 sites · verbatim
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Both Flock and Axon power abusive police harassing innocent people. https://www. 404media.co/texas-police-used- ai-to-write-report-about-using-flock-to-search-for-woman-who-had-abortion/
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New from 404 Media: the Texas police who used Flock to track a woman who self-administered abortion also used AI to write their report about the whole situation. They used AI to summarize a discussion of “the legal implications of the situation.” https://www. 404media.co/texas-police-used-…
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New: Texas cops who used Flock to search 80,000 cameras nationwide for a woman who had an abortion used Axon's AI to write up their police report about the incident. The tech "summarized" police discussion over whether a crime had been committed www.404media.co/texas-police... Texas Police Used AI to Write ...