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FBI seeks AI for political watch list, raising surveillance concerns

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The FBI is reportedly seeking AI tools to identify potential threats and flag individuals for watch lists, particularly focusing on domestic dissent. This initiative, reminiscent of the movie "Minority Report," aims to proactively identify individuals before they act. The FBI's Threat Screening Center (TSC) is involved in this effort, which raises concerns about surveillance and the potential misuse of AI for political monitoring. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about government surveillance and the potential for AI to be used for political monitoring and suppression of dissent.

RANK_REASON News about a government agency's use of AI for surveillance and watch lists. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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FBI seeks AI for political watch list, raising surveillance concerns

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Minority Report for Real pt2 --- Minority Report: FBI Seeks AI for Political Watch List Documents show the FBI seeking AI tools to flag Americans before they ac

    Minority Report for Real pt2 --- Minority Report: FBI Seeks AI for Political Watch List Documents show the FBI seeking AI tools to flag Americans before they act, as the terror watch list's focus moves toward domestic dissent. [ Threat Screening Center (TSC)] https:// reason.com/…

    LINKS reason.com/…/minority-report-fbi-seeks-ai…

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