Portland police are banned from using AI tool records show they held 8 meetings to plan to use anyway. They acknowledge the serious data security & inaccuracy risks.

*Police want PUBLIC COMMENT on tech trials til Oct 31.*

My @StreetRoots story:

streetroots.org/news-stories/2…

Breaking: Portland could pass a moratorium on AI use by City government. City Council President Jamie Dunphy teased his plan to file an ordinance to pause the City’s purchase & use of AI for a year to protect privacy, security and civil rights.
redtailmedia.org/2026/11/09/por…

Dunphy wants more transparency on AI policy process, too. He said his staff spent last year trying to get info and found "access to those guidelines to be unsatisfactory..."

Have faith, @timnitGebru - some of us still do legit independent reporting! Here's my latest investigation about Portland police planning to use Microsoft Copilot AI they are prohibited from using: streetroots.org/news-stories/2…

Follow me here to see the full unredacted meeting records about Portland police plans to use prohibited Microsoft Copilot AI @MSFTCopilot, and more analysis on RedTailMedia.org - I'll post that stuff soon.

(see all my portland gov tech stories: redtailmedia.org/portlandtech/)

Read the @StreetRoots story & check out the policy that covers how police trial new tech.
streetroots.org/news-stories/2…

Anyone can comment on that policy BUT ONLY TIL HALLOWEEN OCTOBER 31 - portland.gov/police/directi…

I witnessed a true sense of shock and urgency at a neighborhood meeting about @amazon's fast moving plan to turn a shipping facility into a delivery drone launchpad here in Portland yesterday. City Council will vote in December on a moratorium. My story: redtailmedia.org/2026/10/19/a-p…

Loved my @machinekillspod talk interrogating trust scoring & measurement!

More at AITrustControl.com about my Trust Control documentary pod:

-links @ApplePodcasts @Spotify, etc. or stream it
-episode reference citations
-talks about Trust Control w other media and pods

just got the most metal authentication code ever: 666420

Is @amazon drone delivery noise pollution? They already pollute @ proposed Portland launch site, 515 N Schmeer Rd. I uncovered letter from OR's environmental watchdog @OregonDEQ- recently fined Amazon for posing environmental risks to the Columbia Slough: redtailmedia.org/wp-content/upl…

Portland City Council this morning adopted authorization to CONSIDER A MORATORIUM on a proposed site in North Portland along the Columbia River where Amazon wants to launch its 80-lb, 6-camera delivery DRONES portland.gov/council/docume…

Amazon's delivery drones each have 6 cameras & a “perception algorithm” detecting “objects” in air/ground up to 1,500 feet away to help maneuver drone around the object. Those objects might be people, birds, cars, etc. portlandmaps.com/detail/permit/…

Amazon says it's operating 165 of its giant delivery drones in 10 markets. This vid from July describes what its drones look like & do.

Exec says “I hope everybody stays safe out there.”

Portlanders: Is Amazon's version of safety the same as yours? youtube.com/watch?v=WnuMPb…