This Is Flock’s AI Search Tool for Cops
Police are now using AI to search surveillance footage by description. Flock's tool scans multiple cameras in real time for faces matching text queries.
Why it matters
AI deployment in law enforcement raises questions about accuracy, bias, and surveillance scope — a real-world test of AI reliability when stakes are high and mistakes have legal consequences.
The key facts
9 to knowFlock's AI search tool monitors multiple camera feeds simultaneously
Searches based on written descriptions of suspects/persons of interest
WIRED reverse-engineered the tool from browser-side code
Deployment: active use by police departments
Real-time surveillance and facial matching capability
Flock's AI search tool scans multiple camera feeds for people matching written descriptions
WIRED reverse-engineered the tool from browser code
Technology is being deployed to police departments
Raises questions about accuracy, bias, and transparency in law enforcement AI
Go to the source
Wired AIwired.com
Publisher excerpt: WIRED rebuilt Flock’s latest search tool from code the company sends to a police officer’s browser. Its AI can keep watch across multiple cameras for anyone fitting a written description.