A Utah police department’s experiment with artificial intelligence took an unexpected turn after a software-generated report claimed an officer had transformed into a frog.
The incident occurred earlier this month in Heber City, where police have been testing AI tools designed to write reports based on body camera footage.
According to a KTSU report, the bizarre claim was not the result of science fiction or misconduct, but a simple background error.
“The body cam software and the AI report writing software picked up on the movie that was playing in the background, which happened to be ‘The Princess and the Frog,’” Sgt. Rick Keel told KTSU.
“That’s when we learned the importance of correcting these AI-generated reports,” Keel added.