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The Surveillance Trade-Off: Inside Flock Safety's Battle for Civic AI and Public Trust

Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley discussed the company's shift to seven-day data retention defaults and deployment of AI systems to monitor law enforcement conduct in an All-In Podcast interview with Jason Calacanis, as the company navigates tensions between municipal computer vision, autonomous drone dispatch, and civil liberties.

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In a landmark All-In Podcast interview, Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley and host Jason Calacanis dissect the collision between municipal computer vision, autonomous drone dispatch, and civil liberties. As Flock shifts data retention defaults to seven days and deploys automated AI watchdogs to catch corrupt law enforcement, the company is redefining the social contract of urban public safety.

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