Amnesty International on Thursday condemned US authorities’ usage of Palantir and Babel Street Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered surveillance tools to monitor immigrants and conduct indiscriminate targeting of non-citizens at pro-Palestinian protests occurring throughout the country.

Upon reviewing documentation acquired from the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) public records and previously disclosed procurement and privacy assessment documents, Amnesty International revealed that these AI tools have the potential to conduct mass monitoring and assessments of people. This technology is often weaponized against susceptible individuals such as migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, with human rights concerns about its possible usage in the “Catch and Revoke” initiative, w

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