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Temitope Oriola

Temitope Oriola

Professor of Criminology, University of Alberta

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“Edmonton is a laboratory for this tool. It may well turn out to be an improvement, but we do not know that for sure.”

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Axon revives police facial recognition on bodycams with Edmonton pilot

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Academic commentator on Edmonton’s pilot and its social context

Edmonton Police became the first North American force to put live facial recognition on officers' body cameras. In December 2025, they switched on a month-long pilot. The AI-enabled bodycams scan the faces of people officers encounter against a watch list of 6,341 individuals with safety flags and 724 people wanted on serious warrants.

Updated 6 days ago