Artificial intelligence (AI) is seeping into every sector, and that now includes border control. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency is leveraging an AI-powered tool, Giant Oak Search Technology (GOST), to scan social media posts for content deemed “derogatory” to the U.S.

The revelation, first reported by 404 Media, has ignited concerns about privacy and the ethical implications of such surveillance.

GOST assists the agency by scrutinizing social media posts and determining their potential risk to the U.S., according to the report, which cited confidential documents. “The documents peel back the curtain on a powerful system, both in a technological and a policy sense—how information is processed and used to decide who is allowed to remain in the country and who is not,” 404 reported.

The system ranks a person’s social media scores from one to 100 based on its relevance to the user’s perceived mission.

Social media reviews are not new. Published posts have been used in the past to investigate people who could be considered dangerous. However, the line between homeland security and basic individual liberties could be further blurred by these kinds of tools, which can process information much faster than humans.

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Author: Jose Antonio Lanz

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