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Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

The Department of Homeland Security logo is seen at the ICE Cyber Crimes Center expanded facilities in Fairfax, Va., on July 22, 2015. (Photo by Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images)

DHS official: AI could exacerbate chemical and biological threats

The assistant secretary for DHS’s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction office warned in an interview that AI could supercharge biological research — and invent new pathogens.
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Rep. Lou Correa, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, speaks during a hearing on July 18, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Bipartisan House bill calls on DHS to leverage AI for border security

The Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act asks the agency to deliver a report to Congress on how it can use the technology operationally at the border.
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