Flock's OS Investigate Turns Proximity Into Suspect Leads

Flock Safety is testing OS Investigate, an AI tool letting officers query a chatbot with 69 prewritten prompts across cameras in 6,000 communities. It cross-references vehicle movements with 911 dispatch logs, police case files, and commercial identity records to name individuals near a given event — shifting investigations from finding known suspects to generating leads from anyone nearby. The ACLU warns unconstrained prompts could let police steer outcomes.