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Cops Forced to Explain Why AI Generated Police Report Claimed Officer Transformed Into Frog

Victor Tangermann

created: Jan. 2, 2026, 3:22 p.m. | updated: Jan. 12, 2026, 3:24 p.m.

Law enforcement has quickly embraced AI for everything from drafting police reports to facial recognition. In one particularly glaring — and unintentionally comedic — instance, the police department in Heber City, Utah, was forced to explain why a police report software declared that an officer had somehow shapeshifted into a frog. The software makes use of OpenAI’s GPT large language models to generate entire police reports from body camera audio. The department is also testing a competing AI software called Code Four, which was released earlier this year. More on AI policing: AI Is Mangling Police Radio Chatter, Posting It Online as Ridiculous Misinformation

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