Residents called on the city of Bakersfield to end its contracts with Flock Safety and other AI-powered surveillance technologies Wednesday, during a short City Council meeting.
There were more public commentators than time allowed Wednesday. According to the city clerk, there were seven remote requests to speak and 17 in-person.
Several of the speakers — including all but one of the remote speakers — called on the city to end its contracts with Flock Safety and other AI-powered surveillance technologies…