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Muskego police testing Axon AI to draft body‑cam reports; chief cites time savings and safeguards
Summary
The police chief said the department is piloting Axon's 'Draft 1' AI to convert body‑worn video into draft reports, noting it may produce an '80 to 90% solution' while requiring officers to verify content; the DA's office and Waukesha are also part of the test.
The police chief told commissioners the department is piloting an Axon AI product called "Draft 1" that converts body-worn video into draft incident reports and could shorten report-writing time.
"We are currently testing Draft 1, which is an AI software platform with Axon," the chief said. He described the tool as capable of producing about an "80 to 90% solution" for routine reports and said the department has been testing sample scenarios — interviews, death investigations and warrant-related reporting — that showed measurable time savings for officers.
At the same time, the chief emphasized safeguards and officer responsibility. He said officers must review and testify to the accuracy of any AI-generated content: "You still — the officer still has to remove it and testify to what's in there as true and accurate to the best of their knowledge." He described configuration options that require officers to make a percentage of edits before submission as a double-check.
The chief said the department has coordinated testing with the district attorney's office and with Waukesha County, and that while the software is costly, it could free officer time for patrol work if budgeted correctly. No procurement or contract award was voted on at the meeting; the report was informational.
