Inside the secret AI program using fake personas to target suspects

Inside the secret AI program using fake personas to target suspects

In the 2002 film "Minority Report," Tom Cruise plays a cop who uses futuristic technology to arrest people before they commit crimes. That concept — once the stuff of science fiction — may now be inching closer to reality. Some U.S. law enforcement agencies are testing a highly secretive artificial intelligence tool called Overwatch. The system claims it can “detect and disrupt criminal activity across many verticals,” including border security,…