FBI Seeks AI for Political Watch List
Surveillance Minority Report: FBI Seeks AI for Political Watch List Documents show the FBI seeking AI tools to flag Americans before they act, as the terror watch list's focus moves toward domestic dissent. The request for information for vendors, posted by the FBI's procurement division in March, solicits potential bidders for a project that would supercharge the Threat Screening Center (TSC) with new predictive AI capabilities—just as its focus moves from Islamist terrorism to domestic dissent. "The solution must leverage existing enterprise datasets that include enriched or enhanced data elements with documented source attribution to develop predictive models.
- ▪Surveillance Minority Report: FBI Seeks AI for Political Watch List Documents show the FBI seeking AI tools to flag Americans before they act, as the terror watch list's focus moves toward domestic dissent.
- ▪The request for information for vendors, posted by the FBI's procurement division in March, solicits potential bidders for a project that would supercharge the Threat Screening Center (TSC) with new predictive AI capabilities—just as its fo
- ▪"The solution must leverage existing enterprise datasets that include enriched or enhanced data elements with documented source attribution to develop predictive models.
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Surveillance Minority Report: FBI Seeks AI for Political Watch List Documents show the FBI seeking AI tools to flag Americans before they act, as the terror watch list's focus moves toward domestic dissent. Daniel Boguslaw | 7.28.2026 12:15 PM Share on FacebookShare on XShare on RedditShare by emailPrint friendly versionCopy page URL Add Reason to Google Media Contact & Reprint Requests <img src="https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/c800x450-w800-q80/uploads/2026/07/FBI-AI-Watchlist-800x450.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto" width="1200" height="675" title="Against an orange background, the FBI seal is in the top-right corner and centered over computer folders labeled "watchlist" is a pop-up that reads "Run AI Program?" with "yes" and…
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