Aurora Police use new technology to review body camera footage

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — The Aurora Police Department is finalizing plans to use a new artificial intelligence software called Truleo. The technology will monitor and analyze body cam footage for each officer.

“Finally, thank goodness there’s a tool that I believe will be a game changer,” said Interim Chief Art Acevedo who worked as a strategic advisor for Truleo before joining the department.

The software recognizes each officer’s individual voice and will record and monitor their interactions and score them based on positive and negative interactions. The software transcribes the speech and looks for keywords.

It can identify positive interactions like politeness or gratitude. The…