Cloquet PD to use AI to generate police reports

Cloquet PD to use AI to generate police reports

CLOQUET — The Cloquet Police Department will begin using AI software to draft police reports using body camera footage and audio. While city officials are hopeful the software will streamline officers’ workloads, digital advocacy groups have raised concerns over the software’s lack of transparency. On Tuesday, the Cloquet City Council voted 5-1 to approve the Cloquet Police Department’s 34-month contract with Axon Enterprise’s Draft One for just…

Police chief requests support from AI

Cloquet police chief Derek Randall believes artificial intelligence will allow his officers to spend more time with the people they serve, instead of being stuck at a desk. “Report writing is one of the most time consuming aspects of modern policing,” Randall wrote in a staff report. “Officers frequently spend hours documenting incidents, resulting in significant overtime costs and delays in repor...