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The Investigator Playbook Series: Facing the Algorithm – AI-Generated Police Reports

Feb. 18, 2026 (1:00PM-2:00PM)
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Training Event Description

The Investigator Playbook Series, Session 3: Facing the Algorithm – What Defense Teams Need to Know About AI-Generated Police Reports 

Police departments are already using AI to write reports, sometimes based on body cam footage, sometimes without a clear author at all. But what does that mean for defense? This session explores emerging tools like Axon Draft One and others that use generative AI to create narratives from raw data. We’ll talk about how to identify these reports, how to challenge their reliability, and how to push for the discovery you need. If your work touches anything involving police reports, this session will help you see what’s changing and how to get ahead of it.

Presenter(s)

Robert Thies, Investigator, Federal Public Defender for the Eastern District of Missouri, St. Louis, MO (on detail serving as Director Leadership Resident, AO’s Judicial Programs Division, Washington DC.)