‘Unable to determine probable cause’: Arizona judge releases DUI suspect over AI-generated police report

An Arizona judge has ordered the release of a 37-year-old man accused of driving under the influence after discovering that the arresting officer used an artificial intelligence tool to help prepare the police report.Maricopa Superior Court Judge Daniel Fenzel said he could not establish probable cause because the report did not clarify which parts of the account had been written by the officer and which may have been generated by AI.Anthony Edward Rene Quidera was arrested on October 29 after an Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper allegedly spotted his car travelling at 100 miles per hour on Interstate 10 in Phoenix at around 12.33 am.The arrest report stated that the trooper detected the smell of alcohol on Quidera's breath and found several open containers inside the vehicle.

It also recorded that he displayed all six indicators of intoxication during field sobriety tests.However, the document included a disclaimer stating: "This report was generated with assistance from Truleo AI.