SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Police Department has issued new guidance prohibiting the use of AI tools in report generation. CBS8 reported.
The order, which was sent to officers in December 2025 and obtained by CBS 8, states that officers are prohibited from using AI programs that are not specifically authorized by the department.
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The memo further stated that the department does not currently allow the use of AI tools to generate reports.
Policy updates are Senate Bill 524It requires all government agencies in California to formally adopt a policy regarding AI reporting software. The law also requires departments to disclose the use of AI tools and record who used them, who compiled the reports, and the video footage used.
Should executives be allowed to use AI for reporting? Why or why not?
A Police1 reader responded:
- The use of AI in police reports must be approached with extreme caution. As a research assistant, I use a variety of LLMs every day, but I also work hard to review source material and AI interpretation of that data. I have argued with all the LLMs and found that their content was off-topic or the conclusions drawn contradicted the actual evidence. They should also be aware that reports that are filtered through or include AI material may contain conclusions that officers may not have reached or been able to clearly articulate. They may be irrational. Defense attorneys have already confronted the officers over these issues, raising questions about their credibility.
- As long as the content of the Ai is unchanged and approved by superiors, what concerns do you have about including the Ai? Same arguments from the same people who still wear traditional Sam Brown?
- Calculators, computers with the ability to provide information to aid police officers in their research, and smartphones that at some point can use all new and forbidden technologies. We crossed that bridge a long time ago, and now we use every means to get information quickly and accurately. These are now proven to have significant benefits and time-saving capabilities in daily operations. We know that AI will soon become the reporting system for everyone, too, so every day we delay staff getting up to speed with the latest technology and capabilities just feels like a waste of time. This means you need to start testing to perfect your usage.
- Police officers should be allowed to use AI to prepare reports only if they prove under penalty of perjury that they have proofread the reports they submit. I know that police officers hate writing reports and don’t necessarily understand the civil and criminal ramifications of their reports.
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