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In the age of AI and body cameras, no video speaks for itself

Poynter · Aaron Glantz · last updated

Video now drives public accountability and viral outrage alike. But bias, editing, delays and AI mean even powerful evidence needs scrutiny.

Video footage of federal agents’ killing of Minnesota residents Renee Good and Alex Pretti has galvanized public conversation about the role of immigration enforcement, rule of law and accountability.

Commentators, including Poynter’s Kelly McBride, have argued that this moment in history will be defined by what we choose to record. In Washington, Democratic lawmakers are pressing for systemic adoption of body cameras by federal immigration agents, a request that Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said she is already moving to adopt.

But the proliferation of footage — from bystanders in the case of Good and Pretti to the widespread adoption of body cameras — creates challenges.

 

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