WIRED reported on August 19-21, 2026 that Flock Safety deployed advanced AI software allowing police to search for movement patterns and behavioral profiles, far exceeding the company's previous claims about its surveillance system. The software creates suspicion profiles by mapping citizen movement against time data.
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Flock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license plates.
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decrypt.co/375978/flock... The underlying code for "OS Investigate" has 69 preloaded AI prompts that turn Flock cameras into a super-charged surveillance system.