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)
Flock's surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police …
Flock Safety, a vehicle surveillance company, has developed an AI-powered system for police called OS Investigate, which can identify drivers and track vehicles by patterns of movement alone. The system, originally called Nightshift and now renamed OS Investigate, draws on a network of cameras logging drivers' movements in over 6,000 communities.
It can identify potential witnesses based on their car's frequency in a neighborhood or surface a driver's "associates" based on cameras they pass together. By integrating police case files, 911 dispatch logs, and commercial identity records, OS Investigate can turn license plate scans into names, home addresses, and relatives. The software ships with 69 prewritten prompts, which officers can review, edit, or submit for AI processing.
These prompts enable the system to search for people in a specific area based on limited information, such as a physical description, and generate reports on arrested individuals, including their relatives, phone numbers, and online accounts.
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