U.S. law enforcement agencies are deploying artificial intelligence (AI) technology to analyze body camera footage to increase trust and transparency within the community. One such AI platform, Truleo, has the ability to automatically detect critical situations such as the use of force, pursuit, and antics from body camera video. Additionally, the AI system inspects both technical and non-technical terms used by police officers.
This automated analysis gives supervisors immediate access to assess executive behavior, benefiting both executives and the department as a whole. Experienced police officers said the technology protects everyone involved and helps prevent potential problems from escalating.
Although many law enforcement agencies transcribe body camera videos, it has been noted that less than 1% of videos are actually reviewed. Anthony Tassone, his CEO and co-founder of Truleo, aims to address this problem by leveraging AI technology to analyze these videos within minutes. Tassone believes his AI platform could have alerted police inspectors to patterns of behavior that needed to be modified in the fatal police assault of Tyre Nichols.
Truleo currently partners with 20 police departments nationwide, including the Anaheim Police Department in California and the Aurora Police Department in Colorado. The company plans to sign contracts with 10 to 15 more police stations by 2024.
Chief Bill Partridge of the Oxford, Alabama Police Department has been using this technology for the past three years. He testified that this would ensure that personnel within the department behaved appropriately and provided professional services to the public. However, the Seattle Police Department recently canceled a pilot project using the technology after backlash against press coverage of the technology.
Despite its benefits, critics have expressed concerns about transparency and oversight of AI platform use in law enforcement. The American Civil Liberties Union argues that AI systems should not replace community reviews of police actions captured by body cameras. In response, Tassone emphasized that his AI in Truleo will serve as a tool to facilitate faster and more efficient human review, allowing supervisors to scan thousands of videos simultaneously.
According to Truleo data, one police station observed a 36% decrease in the use of force after implementing an AI system. The data also revealed that 99% of his police interactions within the department met or exceeded professional standards.
Pricing for Truleo ranges from $10,000 to $250,000 per year, depending on the size of law enforcement and police departments using the technology. For an average-sized police department with 100 officers, the annual cost of the Truleo program would be about $50,000.
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