How artificial intelligence is changing the reports police write

Some California police departments are already using AI tools to help draft reports – and experts are concerned

Officer Wendy Venegas spoke softly in Spanish to the 14-year-old standing on the side of a narrow residential road in East Palo Alto. The girl’s face was puffy from crying as she quietly explained what had happened.

The girl said her father had caught her and her boyfriend “doing stuff” that morning, and her dad had either struck or pushed the boy, Venegas later explained. Now, the police had arrived to interview all three of them. So far, this was all standard procedure.