🇺🇸 US Police Use Secretive AI to Spy on Protesters – WIRED
American law enforcement agencies are spending large sums on a covert AI tool called Overwatch, developed by a company named Massive Blue. The technology creates realistic AI-generated personas to monitor and interact with targets online, including college protesters, political activists, and suspected traffickers.
Marketed as an “AI-powered force multiplier,” Overwatch is designed to infiltrate digital spaces using lifelike virtual agents. One example is a fake persona posing as a 36-year-old divorced woman interested in baking, activism, and body positivity.
Documents obtained by 404 Media show the tool is promoted for use in border security, school safety, and anti-trafficking operations. It can also generate fake “proof of life” images with names and dates to convince targets of a persona’s authenticity.
The use of tools like Overwatch has sparked growing concern, especially as the U.S. government cracks down on pro-Palestine student activists.
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American law enforcement agencies are spending large sums on a covert AI tool called Overwatch, developed by a company named Massive Blue. The technology creates realistic AI-generated personas to monitor and interact with targets online, including college protesters, political activists, and suspected traffickers.
Marketed as an “AI-powered force multiplier,” Overwatch is designed to infiltrate digital spaces using lifelike virtual agents. One example is a fake persona posing as a 36-year-old divorced woman interested in baking, activism, and body positivity.
Documents obtained by 404 Media show the tool is promoted for use in border security, school safety, and anti-trafficking operations. It can also generate fake “proof of life” images with names and dates to convince targets of a persona’s authenticity.
The use of tools like Overwatch has sparked growing concern, especially as the U.S. government cracks down on pro-Palestine student activists.
