Axon says Body 5 has 25x the AI processing power of prior cameras

Axon founder Rick Smith is pitching two new cameras as tools to assist officers during calls; Body 5 Pro adds license scanning, while Guardian is designed to flag potential conflicts.

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Primary source: PR Newswire

Why it matters

Body 5 would make Axon's body camera a point of access for AI assistance during police encounters, extending the company's hardware-and-software strategy into real-time operations. The claimed processing gain and intended safety benefits remain company assertions, with availability and field results still to be established.

A uniformed officer wearing a body camera stands beside a patrol vehicle outside a training facility with an Axon sign.

Axon founder and CEO Rick Smith announced Body 5 and Body 5 Pro on October 24th, pitching Axon's next-generation police cameras as tools that can assist officers during a call, as well as record it.…

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