Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the technology could potentially be used to better screen for imports of goods produced by forced labor as well as fentanyl.
The Department of Homeland Security will establish a new task force to examine how artificial intelligence technology can be used to protect the country in a variety of ways.
Mayorkas said the technology could potentially be used to better screen for imports of goods produced by forced labor as well as for shipments of fentanyl. DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced the task force Friday during a speech at a Council on Foreign Relations event. It comes as popular AI tools like ChatGPT have captured the public's attention and triggered hopes and fears about how it might be used in the future. Mayorkas' announcement shows that the Biden administration is looking for ways to embrace AI's potential benefits, while thinking through the possible harms.
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