Big Tech Oversees Itself at Homeland Security

Big Tech Oversees Itself at Homeland Security Kristi Noem, just fired from her job as secretary of DHS amid allegations of self-dealing, staffed the department’s AI division with leadership taken directly from a tech company under contract with DHS to develop its biometric surveillance system. The official charged with overseeing the Department of Homeland Security’s artificial intelligence operations and massive surveillance dragnet came to the job from Anduril Industries, a powerful military AI contractor that could benefit from the reconnaissance build-out his office is overseeing, accordin

Big Tech Oversees Itself at Homeland Security Kristi Noem, just fired from her job as secretary of DHS amid allegations of self-dealing, staffed the department’s AI division with leadership taken directly from a tech company under contract with DHS to develop its biometric surveillance system. The official charged with overseeing the Department of Homeland Security’s artificial intelligence operations and massive surveillance dragnet came to the job from Anduril Industries, a powerful military AI contractor that could benefit from the reconnaissance build-out his office is overseeing, accordin