While conceding that he shares some of the same concerns expressed by law enforcement about the transmissions conceivably landing in the wrong hands, bill sponsor state Rep. La Shawn Ford quickly added “we have no evidence” that allowing accredited news outlets access to real time crime activities raises any danger.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.