Department of Homeland Security Initiates Artificial Intelligence Era in Public Records

Serdar HocamAuthor & Editor

The department will use artificial intelligence for redacting text in requests under the Freedom of Information Act.

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Analysis | The government is enlisting AI to help decide what public records you get to see

The United States Department of Homeland Security has announced that it will use artificial intelligence technology in the redaction and censorship processes of public records.

Artificial Intelligence and Public Records

The Department of Homeland Security has announced that it will utilize artificial intelligence technology to radically change how texts are redacted during the release of public records.

Laws and Text Redaction

This technological transformation covers the text blacking out and redaction procedures applied when official documents are delivered in response to Freedom of Information Act requests.

Concerns Regarding Transparency

Readers and access to information advocates are concerned about the effects that the use of artificial intelligence in official government processes will have on the principles of transparency and compliance with the law.