How AI is impacting who gets to cross borders
Book publication announcement 22nd September 2026 How AI is impacting who gets to cross borders Artificial intelligence is revolutionising global mobility, from screening passport photos to pre-sorting visa applications. Their careers included tens of thousands of visa and passport decisions, major overseas passport operations, fraud investigations, evacuations, citizen emergencies and the introduction of new technologies into diplomatic work. “The question is no longer whether governments can use AI in consular work – they increasingly can.
- ▪Book publication announcement 22nd September 2026 How AI is impacting who gets to cross borders Artificial intelligence is revolutionising global mobility, from screening passport photos to pre-sorting visa applications.
- ▪Their careers included tens of thousands of visa and passport decisions, major overseas passport operations, fraud investigations, evacuations, citizen emergencies and the introduction of new technologies into diplomatic work.
- ▪“The question is no longer whether governments can use AI in consular work – they increasingly can.
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| Original publisher | Taylor & Francis Newsroom |
| Canonical URL | https://newsroom.taylorandfrancisgroup.com/how-ai-is-impacting-who-gets-to-cross-borders/ |
| Publication time | Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:59:05 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-09-22T09:03:51.471Z |
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Book publication announcement 22nd September 2026 How AI is impacting who gets to cross borders Artificial intelligence is revolutionising global mobility, from screening passport photos to pre-sorting visa applications. Image by Desintegrator via Alamy Every year, tens of millions of people apply for passports and visas, hoping to cross borders for work, family, education or escape – but many people do not realise that before a human official reviews an application, automated and AI-enabled systems can already play a role in assessing their identity and their documents. As these systems proliferate across consular offices and ports of entry around the world, they are raising urgent questions about human oversight, which Dr Don Kilburg and Virginia Blaser, both retired U.S.
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