US Government Reportedly Plans to Use AI Tools to Redact Documents
If you've perused a sensitive government document dump in recent years, it's hard to miss the black-box redactions that cover up pieces of classified or private information. In January, a new entry said DHS would use AI tools to redact documents requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).The AI tools won’t have the final say on which portions are marked; they can only recommend which words or lines DHS officers should redact. Humans can then review the suggestions and “ensure that the requester is getting the accurate and complete information requested,” an agency spokesperson tells the Post.
- ▪If you've perused a sensitive government document dump in recent years, it's hard to miss the black-box redactions that cover up pieces of classified or private information.
- ▪In January, a new entry said DHS would use AI tools to redact documents requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).The AI tools won’t have the final say on which portions are marked; they can only recommend which words or lines D
- ▪Humans can then review the suggestions and “ensure that the requester is getting the accurate and complete information requested,” an agency spokesperson tells the Post.
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If you've perused a sensitive government document dump in recent years, it's hard to miss the black-box redactions that cover up pieces of classified or private information. While agencies usually apply these redactions manually, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) now plans to use AI tools to speed up the process, The Washington Post reports, citing descriptions spotted in the federal AI Use Case Inventory on GitHub.The inventory was established under the first Trump administration to increase transparency about AI tools used by the government.
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