Lakeland’s city commission approved a new contract with police tech company Axon. The nearly $22 million contract includes a controversial AI tool that generates police reports. The tool, called Axon Draft One, will listen to policy body camera recordings and then use the dialogue to generate a report. Florida police do not have to disclose which reports were generated with AI, nor are the original drafts stored.
Manatee County data center moratorium vote stalled
On Tuesday, Manatee County commissioners delayed the final vote on the data center Mortarium proposal. It’s because there were not enough board members to continue with the proceedings for approval. The vote will now be held Thursday.
More information released in Winter Haven bus crash
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced that no criminal charges will be filed following the bus crash in Winter Haven that killed a student and a driver. According to the Sherriff, the bus was in its lane and driving below the speed limit, when a Chevy Malibu hit its tire and derailed the bus. The footage showed that the crash happened within seconds, making it impossible for the drivers to get control over the jeep or bus. The crash killed the Jeep’s driver Deshawn Smith and Winter Haven student Adinaluz Guadalupe Prieto Oyola.
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