Police Officers Are Experimenting with AI-Assisted Crime Reporting and Investigation: What You Need to Know [Video]

Police departments across the country are starting to use artificial intelligence to help complete their paperwork. 

AI can help officers save time writing reports and make their jobs more efficient, the Associated Press reports.

But experts warn of possible dangers when tapping into new technology, which can introduce serious, sometimes life-changing mistakes in reports, promote bias and racism and leak private information, Politico reports.

According to its website, a new AI product offered by the technology company Axon called Draft One is designed to help police officers file reports in less time than required with conventional methods.

“Today, officers spend as much as two-thirds of their day on paperwork,” Axon says on the website. “Our AI Research team is working to cut the time spent on paperwork by improving the efficiency and accuracy of report-writing and information analysis in law enforcement.”

For instance, Axon says its product gives officers the ability to automatically redact …