FBI Director Kash Patel says bureau ramping up AI to counter domestic, global threats

Key Highlights

• "Artificial intelligence is a key component of this." ‘PEOPLE WOULD HAVE DIED’: INSIDE THE FBI’S HALLOWEEN TAKEDOWN THAT EXPOSED A GLOBAL TERROR NETWORK Kash Patel, director of the FBI, speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, D. C.
• ( Eric Lee/Bloomberg via ) Patel said the bureau is developing an AI initiative aimed at supporting investigators and analysts working in the national security space.
• "We’ve been working on an AI project to assist our investigators and analysts in the national security space — staying ahead of bad actors and adversaries who seek to do us harm," he said. Patel added that FBI leadership has established a "technology working group" led by outgoing Deputy Director Dan Bongino to ensure the agency’s tools "evolve with the mission." EXCLUSIVE: FBI CONCLUDES TRUMP SHOOTER THOMAS CROOKS ACTED ALONE AFTER UNPRECEDENTED GLOBAL INVESTIGATION The bureau is ramping up its use of AI tools to counter domestic and international threats.
• (Brendan Smialowski/AFP )"These are investments that will pay dividends for America’s national security for decades to come," Patel said.
• A spokesperson for the FBI told Fox News Digital it had nothing further to add beyond Patel’s X post.