HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Honolulu Police Department is looking into using artificial intelligence in their body-worn cameras to help transcribe and write their reports.
Interim chief Rade Vanic broached the topic in a Police Commission meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 15, and said the technology would greatly cut down on the time officers spend typing out reports.
Vanic added that the technology will not do all of the work for the officers, and it would be used in cases like vehicle break-ins where there is no clear suspect.
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“No suspect, right, something that happened overnight, 50% of officers’ cases that they respond to are those types of cases, so it takes up a lot of time. An officer takes that report, they sit on the side of the road and literally they’re typing that report, it could take 30-40 minutes to write that report,” he said…