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DHS Plans AI Pilot Projects In Three Mission Areas

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, March 18th, 2024

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DHS Plans AI Pilot Projects In Three Mission Areas

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Photo: DHS

The Department of Homeland Security on Monday released its first roadmap for artificial intelligence to include three pilot projects this year to examine mission benefits for Homeland Security Investigations (HIS), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). HIS, which is part of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will use a large language model-based system to speed searches for relevant information within investigative reports, with the aim being to increase detections of fentanyl-related networks, help identify…

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