FIRST AT 4.30. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS TRANSFORMING THE WAY WE FIGHT CRIME, AND IT IS ALREADY MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN FLAGLER COUNTY. WESH 2 NEWS PAMELA COMME LEARNED HOW SOME OF THE SYSTEMS WORK AND WHY THEY HELP SAVE TIME. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS BECOMING A BIG PART OF EVERYTHING WE DO, AND THAT INCLUDES THE FLAGLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. THE ONES WE ARE DEFINITELY USING IS AXON AIR, WHICH IS OUR DRONES. CHIEF DEPUTY JOE BARLEY SHARED HOW AXON’S TECHNOLOGY WITH AI GENERATED INTO SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS IS HELPING THEM TACKLE CRIME IN HIGH RISK AREAS. INSTEAD OF SIFTING THROUGH HOURS OF FOOTAGE, ITS OBJECT RECOGNITION. SO WE CAN ACTUALLY, IF SOMEONE SAID, I SAW A RED TRUCK DRIVING REAL SLOWLY BEFORE WE CAN SEARCH RED TRUCK, AND IT BRINGS US TO THAT FOOTAGE IMMEDIATELY. SO IT SAVES A LOT OF TIME AND WE’RE ABLE TO THEN REALLY START INVESTIGATING THINGS IN REAL TIME. ANOTHER COOL FEATURE ALLOWS OPERATORS TO TAP INTO DEPUTY’S BODY CAM AND WATCH LIVE FOOTAGE. HAS IT HELPED OUR DEPUTIES WHERE THEY WEREN’T NECESSARILY ABLE TO GET ON THE RADIO? WHETHER THEY’RE HOLDING THEIR RIFLE OR THEY’RE ACTUALLY FIGHTING A SUSPECT? WE’RE ABLE TO TAP IN, LIVE AND ACTUALLY SEE WHAT’S GOING ON IN OUR CRIME CENTER CAN RELAY THAT TO DEPUTIES RESPONDING. BUT THESE CAMERAS ARE DOING SO MUCH MORE. AND THROUGH THIS SCREEN, DEPUTIES CAN KEEP AN EYE ON PRISONERS. ALSO AN EYE ON ALL THE CAMERAS AROUND THEIR PATROL VEHICLE. AND WITH THIS FRONT BUMPER ONE, THEY CAN EVEN RUN LICENSE PLATES. WE HAVE THE WHOLE AXON FLEET SYSTEM, WHICH IS ALSO IN THE VEHICLES. SO NOT ONLY IS IT RUNNING VIDEO, BUT IT’S ALSO A LICENSE PLATE READER. IT’S RUNNING THE LICENSE PLATES AROUND LOOKING FOR STOLEN CARS OR FELONS. BARLEY SAYS AI INVESTIGATIVE TOOLS ARE STILL VERY NEW TO THEM, BUT LITTLE BY LITTLE, THEY’RE TRANSFORMING THEIR APPROACH TO CRIME, COVERING FLAGLER