Khaberni - In a humorous incident that simultaneously revealed the limits of reliance on artificial intelligence, the police of Heber City, Utah, found themselves compelled to issue an official clarification, after an AI-generated security report claimed that an officer "turned into a frog" while performing his duties.
The bizarre incident began when the police used an AI tool designed for writing patrol reports, only to later discover that the system had captured unrelated background noises and literally included them in the official report, according to "Ndtv".
According to Sergeant Rick Keil, the source of the confusion was a Disney animated film, "The Princess and the Frog" (2009), which was playing in the background while the officer's body camera was on.
Keil said in statements carried by "Fox 13," that the body camera program and the report writing software powered by artificial intelligence captured the dialogue from the movie and then reinterpreted it whimsically within the report.
He added: "At that point, we realized the importance of reviewing and verifying the reports created by artificial intelligence before officially adopting them."
Expansion in the use of artificial intelligence
This incident comes at a time when law enforcement agencies in the United States are expanding their use of artificial intelligence technologies, both for writing reports and for facial recognition and data analysis.
The Utah police are currently testing two programs named "Draft One and Code Four," aiming to reduce paperwork and save the time officers spend on administrative tasks.
Despite the controversial incident, the Heber City police have not yet decided whether to continue using these tools. However, Sergeant Keil noted that the experiment, in general, has helped him save between six to eight hours weekly, stating that the systems used are "easy and intuitive, even for those without significant technical experience."
Gap
More broadly, the incident highlights the gap between the high expectations of artificial intelligence and the actual outcomes on the ground. While there are increasing concerns about these technologies taking over human jobs, recent reports indicate that reality is still far from this scenario.
In September (last September), a report by "NBC" noted that an increasing number of human workers are specifically employed to improve the performance of artificial intelligence systems and to train them, creating an unexpected new workforce.
A study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) found that 95% of organizations that adopted artificial intelligence systems did not achieve any tangible return on investment.
And a report titled "The Gap in General Artificial Intelligence: The State of AI in Business 2025," mentioned that companies spent between 30 and 40 billion dollars on these technologies, without a corresponding impact on profits, where only 5% of integrated projects succeeded in generating clear financial value, while the vast majority remained stuck in experimental phases without measurable impact.
