Description: Body-worn camera footage released in litigation over Operation Midway Blitz reportedly showed that an immigration agent used ChatGPT to generate a long-form use-of-force narrative based on minimal inputs. A federal judge found that multiple AI-assisted reports conflicted with contemporaneous video evidence, undermining their accuracy and credibility and raising concerns about the use of generative AI in official law enforcement reporting.
Editor Notes: Timeline of reported events: (1) On 10/03/2025, body-camera footage reportedly shows a U.S. Border Patrol agent using ChatGPT on a mobile phone to generate a long-form narrative for an enforcement report during Operation Midway Blitz. (2) Subsequent review of this reported body-worn camera footage reveals discrepancies between AI-assisted reports and recorded events. (3) On 11/28/2025, the Chicago Tribune reports that U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis cites the ChatGPT use as undermining the credibility of agents' use-of-force reports in a preliminary injunction ruling.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: OpenAI developed an AI system deployed by United States Border Patrol , United States Department of Homeland Security , United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Unnamed United States Border Patrol agent, which harmed Individuals detained during Operation Midway Blitz , Protesters and bystanders in Chicago neighborhoods , General public , General public of Chicago , General public of the United States , Epistemic integrity and Judicial integrity.
Alleged implicated AI system: ChatGPT
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1299
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-10-03
Editors
Daniel Atherton
Incident Reports
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Footage from nearly four dozen body cameras worn by immigration agents during Operation Midway Blitz was released to the public on Wednesday, capturing in shaky, first-person style the abject chaos on the streets as residents and protesters…
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