Homeland Security will let AI black out parts of public files.
The US Department of Homeland Security says AI will find and hide sensitive text in records requests. The department took in over a million requests last year and ended it with 245,572 unanswered. It plans to buy the software from Deloitte, and one tool already tags documents on its own.
Why it mattersFreedom of information is how the public checks its government, and redaction is where it fails. A civil liberties lawyer warns the machine will hide more than the law allows.
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