Shawnee County employs around 30 high-end AI ‘force-multiplier’ cameras capable of tracking suspects, should you worry about being surveilled? Connect Shawnee County is a registry of around 30 high-end AI cameras, 321 registered cameras and 855 integrated cameras that police and deputies use to canvass areas. The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office said the registry lets officers quickly find cameras in an area, saving them time when working cases. According to the Connect Shawnee County website, CORE Elite AI, the brain inside the cameras, can set alert profiles using a list of parameters law enforcement sets. 27 News asked the sheriff’s office what parameters are used to set the alert profiles. Christian said the cameras are only used to track suspects under certain contexts. She said a suspect fleeing the scene of a crime in a vehicle can be tracked while the vehicle is in motion and in range of a camera. The AI search feature is not employed for general suspect searches or searches through facial recognition.
Source: KSNT 27 News
