FBI Director Kash Patel said Saturday that the bureau has dramatically expanded its use of artificial intelligence, including deploying the technology to help prevent potential school shootings.
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Patel said the FBI has used AI-assisted tools to identify threats and intervene before attacks could take place, pointing to a school shooting plot in North Carolina that authorities thwarted after receiving a tip through AI software.
“We’ve done it in North Carolina and about half a dozen other states to prevent school shootings since I’ve been in the seat,” Patel said on Fox News. “AI, when used lawfully, is a critical tool to triage data. For far too long the institutional morass in D.C. rejected the advancements of technology.”
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Patel said the bureau’s adoption of the technology has accelerated substantially under his leadership.
“I have increased the use of AI in the FBI by 605 percent,” Patel said.
Patel said the bureau plans to work with its partners to examine databases, collect information and DNA, and quickly provide threat information to agents in the field.
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The objective, Patel said, is to “stop people from killing children at schools.”
