US EditionRights Group Says U.S. Uses AI to Target Pro-Palestinian Protesters
Amnesty International highlights use of AI systems by U.S. authorities for surveillance and enforcement against immigrants and protesters, raising human rights concerns.
- On Wednesday, Amnesty International accused U.S. authorities of using AI tools from Palantir Technologies and Babel Street to monitor immigrants and target non-citizens at demonstrations supporting Palestinians, citing DHS records.
- Since January, the Trump administration has targeted top U.S. universities over alleged 'woke' bias, labeling campus pro‑Palestine protests as `antisemitic` and expelling foreign students and professors involved.
- Document analysis shows specific systems such as Babel X and Immigration OS support a State Department initiative using social‑media monitoring, visa‑status tracking and automated threat assessments of visa holders.
- Amnesty warned the surveillance has led to unlawful detentions and mass deportations, creating fear for migrant communities and international students, and demanded Palantir and Babel Street immediately cease immigration-enforcement work unless harms are reduced.
- Amnesty cautioned that wider deployment of AI tools fuels President Donald Trump's capacity to `deport marginalized people on a whim`, risking human-rights violations for non-citizens and visa holders.
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Rights group criticizes use of AI detection tools in the US for targeting pro-Palestine protestors
Amnesty International on Thursday condemned US authorities’ usage of Palantir and Babel Street Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered surveillance tools to monitor immigrants and conduct indiscriminate targeting of non-citizens at pro-Palestinian protests occurring throughout the country. Upon reviewing documentation acquired from the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) public records and previously disclosed procurement and privacy assessment…
US Officials Using AI To Target Pro-Palestinian Protestors: Rights Group
Amnesty International on Wednesday accused US authorities of using artificial intelligence tools from Palantir and Babel Street to monitor immigrants and target non-citizens at demonstrations supporting Palestinians.
Rights group says U.S. uses AI to target pro-Palestinian protesters
Amnesty International on Wednesday accused U.S. authorities of using artificial intelligence tools from Palantir and Babel Street to monitor immigrants and target non-citizens at demonstrations supporting Palestinians.
Amnesty International accuses the US authorities of violating human rights by using artificial intelligence (AI) tools to monitor pro-Palestinian migrants and foreign demonstrators, in a context of mobilization against Israeli bombings in the Gaza Strip.
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