{"id":235725,"date":"2026-04-26T01:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T05:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/26\/bcso-to-use-ai-language-translation-on-body-worn-cameras\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T01:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T05:30:08","slug":"bcso-to-use-ai-language-translation-on-body-worn-cameras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/26\/bcso-to-use-ai-language-translation-on-body-worn-cameras\/","title":{"rendered":"BCSO to use AI language translation on body-worn cameras"},"content":{"rendered":"

BCSO to use AI language translation on body-worn cameras<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2026\/04\/26\/bcso-to-use-ai-language-translation-on-body-worn-cameras\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-04-26 01:15:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.ksat.com<\/a><\/p>\n

BEXAR COUNTY, Texas<\/strong> \u2013 Axon body cameras capture the law enforcement interactions all across the country. Now, Bexar County will be implementing that same technology to allow deputies to communicate with those who do not speak English.<\/p>\n

Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said the cameras came equipped with both a language translation and an auto-detect language feature.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe camera itself will figure out what language that person is speaking, and then make that conversation easier,\u201d Salazar said.<\/p>\n

The feature is called the Translate Assistant. <\/p>\n

Salazar said the feature uses artificial intelligence to translate 60 different languages and counting.<\/p>\n

When a deputy engages someone who does not speak English, they press a button on the body cam and an audible message prompts the deputy to choose what language they need translated, or if they need a language to be identified.<\/p>\n

Once the language is determined, Salazar said, \u201cthe deputy can actually speak that into the camera and it\u2019ll then automatically translate.\u201d<\/p>\n

There is a noticeable delay, but Salazar said waiting a few seconds for the language to be translated is way faster than the usual go-to.<\/p>\n

\u201c(We usually) call a deputy that speaks the language that (person speaks),\u201d Salazar said, \u201cand that could take 20 or 30 minutes, especially out in unincorporated Bexar County.\u201d<\/p>\n

The sheriff said he ordered patrol deputiesto be trained first because they are the ones that people interact with the most.<\/p>\n

Members of the patrol class that graduated a few weeks ago were trained first and now are patroling county roads and streets.<\/p>\n

But he said all deputies will be eventually be trained to use the Translate Assistant.<\/p>\n

The sheriff\u2019s office is hoping for clearer communication, especially in dire situations, such as when deputies are assisting victims of crimes like human smuggling.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey may be from an Arab country or an Asian country and absolutely having this technology at our fingertips that allows us to not just…<\/p>\n

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