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Flock built an AI tool that lets police search for people by how they drive

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Flock has developed a new AI tool designed for police use. This system integrates license plate data and case files to identify and track individuals based on their driving habits.

Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.

How it was reported

  1. Wired·
    Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code

    Flock Safety’s new AI system, OS Investigate, can identify drivers and track vehicles using movement patterns from cameras in over 6,000 communities, linking plates to names, addresses, and relatives via police case files, 911 logs, and commercial databases. The tool offers 69 prewritten prompts that let officers generate suspect or witness lists from location, time, and behavior inputs, producing dossiers that include arrest histories, social-security data, and personal contacts.

  2. TechMeme·
    Reconstructed code from Flock's login pages shows a new AI-powered system, called OS Investigate, that integrates license plate scans, case files, and more (Wired)

    Reconstructed code from Flock’s login pages reveals OS Investigate, an AI system that aggregates license-plate scans, arrest records, case files, and other data for police use. The system is already deployed by some law-enforcement agencies, while Flock’s surveillance cameras have drawn public criticism for expanding data collection.

  3. Engadget·
    Flock is testing a new AI tool that tracks and identifies people based on their driving habits

    Flock is testing OS Investigate, an AI system that aggregates camera data from 6,000 communities to identify individuals by driving patterns. It lets officers search using location, time frame and behavior, cross-referencing vehicle movements with police case files, 911 logs and commercial identity records to generate names, addresses, relatives and friends, and includes a prompt-based chatbot. Critics warn that unrestricted prompts could enable broad, potentially abusive surveillance.

  4. The Next Web·
    Flock built an AI tool that lets police search for people by how they drive

    Flock Safety’s new AI system, OS Investigate, lets police search for people and vehicles by movement patterns without needing plates, names, or crimes. The tool links camera data to arrest records, 911 logs, ballistics, and commercial databases, offering 19 behavior-based prompts that can generate suspect leads. Flock says the system is still in development with limited law-enforcement partners and may change before wider release.

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