If I’m talking about AI, I must discuss some use cases.
Axon’s Draft One is a new product that utilizes OpenAI’s GPT-4 Turbo to generate police reports from officers’ bodycam audio automatically. While it aims to make police work more efficient, concerns about bias, accuracy, and the role of AI in policing have been raised. The tool allows officers to generate a draft narrative by selecting the incident type and charge severity, proofreading, making corrections, and signing off on its accuracy. However, critics argue that outsourcing official narratives to technology may undermine transparency and accountability in law enforcement.
The State Department has utilized artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to streamline records management and improve the declassification process. Through pilot projects, the department achieved significant time and cost savings by using ML to review and categorize cables for declassification. They also enhanced the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process by leveraging AI-driven search algorithms and automating customer engagement. Lessons learned include starting small, fostering collaboration, and continuously training the ML model.
The Wall Street Journal dove into Artificial intelligence being used to replace humans in various tasks, such as modeling clothes and participating in clinical trials. AI systems can generate digital twins of individuals based on their characteristics, allowing them to predict how they would look, behave, and be affected by certain factors. Startups like AI Fashion, Brox AI, and Unlearn are utilizing this technology for fashion campaigns, focus groups, and clinical trials. While concerns about the future of human work arise, these companies emphasize that humans still play a vital role and can be compensated for sharing their data. Consulting firm Gartner predicts that companies might have digital twins for all their customers within the next five to ten years.
Why do we care?
The reporting on police reports gives you insights into examples – it’s worth spending some time with. So, too, with the usefulness of records management. I’ll continue to highlight good use cases to inspire thinking.