Tech companies at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Technology Conference in Fort Worth, Texas, promoted a wide array of artificial intelligence tools to automate law enforcement operations. The products showcased to attendees included facial-recognition cameras, automated licence plate readers, body cameras, drones, gunshot detection systems, report-writing tools, and chatbots for non-emergency 911 calls. Vendors pitched these systems to handle routine administrative tasks and process large volumes of data using centralised algorithms. However, handing over decision-making processes and essential duties like compiling police reports to automated systems can have immense consequences on people's lives.

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