Flock’s AI Cameras May Have Misread Over 70% of License Plates, Creating New Headaches for Cities

Flock Safety can’t seem to stay out of the news recently, from the latest wave of attacks on Flock surveillance cameras to claims that Flock’s gunshot detection microphones are also picking up private home conversations. But one specific report has caught my attention — a study showing a startlingly high failure rate for the surveillance system AI.

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Following up on complaints about Flock Safety flagging vehicles incorrectly, the police department of Roseville, California, ran its own analysis of the cameras, studying nearly 1,500 Flock reports. They found an astonishing 71% failure rate, where the cameras would mistake one license plate number for another.

That’s not just a snafu. Mistaking one number for another, like seeing a 7 as a 1, can lead Flock cameras to incorrectly identify an innocent vehicle as one that...

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