Cops Are Buying ‘GeoSpy’, an AI That Geolocates Photos in Seconds https://www.404media.co/cops-are-buying-geospy-ai-that-geolocates-photos-in-seconds/
FinnFarrow on February 15, 2026 12:20 am Well, this was inevitable and terrifying. Good thing we totally trust the cops to use this power wisely and with great restraint! /s
SexyPoro on February 15, 2026 12:27 am And of course we would build an AI to have Rainbolt at home. Fuck. FUUUU-
ViciousNakedMoleRat on February 15, 2026 1:07 am The slogan in their latest YouTube video is straight out of a (badly written) dystopian novel: “AI isn’t our enemy. Our enemy is crime.”
Ahanz78 on February 15, 2026 1:34 am Big surprise. If you expect anyone to wilfully reject any technology that makes their job easier you will be very dissapointed
croninsiglos on February 15, 2026 2:10 am Federal law enforcement maybe, but local police would have zero use for this. It’s not accurate enough to be helpful. The agencies mentioned are just trying it out.
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Well, this was inevitable and terrifying.
Good thing we totally trust the cops to use this power wisely and with great restraint!
/s
And of course we would build an AI to have Rainbolt at home.
Fuck. FUUUU-
The slogan in their latest YouTube video is straight out of a (badly written) dystopian novel:
“AI isn’t our enemy. Our enemy is crime.”
Your photos contain location metadata unless you remove it.
Big surprise. If you expect anyone to wilfully reject any technology that makes their job easier you will be very dissapointed
Federal law enforcement maybe, but local police would have zero use for this. It’s not accurate enough to be helpful.
The agencies mentioned are just trying it out.