He also wrote that the "FBI now uses new AI tools to generate call transcriptions, provide concise synopses and even help correlate contacts with other received complaints," highlighting that messages collected under a search warrant can take weeks to be processed by a cadre of analysts, something that AI can do with ease.
All told, these developments do seem to indicate that the bureau is indeed leveraging AI tools, even if Patel's "605%" figure needs a basis for comparison.
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bit_user We use AI at my job, also. I would say it increased by at least 605% over the same time period. However, I'm talking just about AI code reviews, debugging, and even code generation. The thing with AI is that you have to be aware of its limitations and not try to exceed its capabilities or use it as a substitute for expertise. Right now, it's really a tool that makes experts a lot more productive, much more so than letting amateurs perform like experts. The article said: while the pattern-recognition abilities of AI models make them an ideal candidate for use in law enforcement agencies, and It's a reasonable expectation that entities like the FBI would leverage the technology, it's hard to pin down what the 605% figure refers to. I'd guess he's talking about LLMs. DHS and the FBI have used neural networks for facial matching and fingerprint matching for a long time. So, he wouldn't be talking about stuff like that. I'd bet most of what he's referring to is LLMs to do things like assist with filling out & checking paperwork, performing database searches, etc. Those are at least some of the more positive examples I can think of. I dare not speculate much beyond that. The article said: He also wrote that the "FBI now uses new AI tools to generate call transcriptions, provide concise synopses and even help correlate contacts with other received complaints," highlighting that messages collected under a search warrant can take weeks to be processed by a cadre of analysts, something that AI can do with ease. Yup, all LLM stuff. P.S. I guess the more interesting aspect of this story might be the subtext (i.e. why he's talking about it). Reply
hotaru251 a circus running "ai" that is regularly known to lie by people who dislike fact checking…..oh boy. (makes you wonder how many issues it makes that is ignored) Reply
COLGeek Six times more than nearly zero is really not saying much. Similar numbers have been tossed about by other agencies, largely to justify expenditures and forced use policies. My skepticism of the effectiveness of this increased use runneth over. Reply
TaskeNeron You mean to tell me when a technology gets invented the use of said technology goes up!? Like are you for real? This isn't news it's like saying the 90s saw the use of the Internet raise 600% because duh people where adopting new tech, the Trump government must think we are all idiots, as if we didn't know AI only became useful in the past 6 years, and Patel had been in charge of the department of defense for most of that. Reply
rgd1101 other thing I heard is faa adding ai to air traffic to dc Reply
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