AI Surveillance: Enforcing Law with Artificial Intelligence

American police departments are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) and Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology to identify suspicious driving patterns and search for potential criminals. A drug trafficking case in New York has brought attention to the widespread use of ALPR technology, with one police department scanning over 16 million license plates a week. Critics argue that this type of surveillance raises constitutional concerns and invades individuals' privacy, as the technology analyzes every car caught by a camera, collecting data on make, model, and color. The expansion of AI-powered surveillance systems without proper legal protections has raised alarm among privacy advocates.