Texas Police Used AI to Write Report About Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had Abortion
Johnson County, Texas deputies used Axon's Draft One AI to write a report about searching 80,000+ Flock cameras for a woman who self-administered an abortion.
Documents show the Johnson County Sheriff's Office used Flock's nationwide camera network and Axon's Draft One, which drafts police reports from body camera audio, in its investigation of a woman's self-administered abortion. The AI-generated report summarized deputies' discussion of legal implications, noting Texas law provided no applicable criminal charges. Flock CEO Garrett Langley has repeatedly claimed the search was a family welfare check, but earlier police reports indicate it was initiated at the behest of the woman's abusive partner.
- Draft One generated report sections from body camera audio
- Flock search covered 80,000+ cameras nationwide; officer also used TLO database
- Flock CEO's welfare-check claim contradicted by earlier police reports
- Sheriff's office has refused to release body camera footage
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The incident shows how quickly police departments have come to use AI surveillance tools even in critically sensitive cases.
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