AI Cop Comedy: The Unproven $360K Cyberwall Starring Pinal County’s New “Virtual” Detectives
Police departments near the US-Mexico border are investing heavily in a secretive AI technology called Overwatch by Massive Blue. This tool uses AI-generated personas to interact with suspected criminals online. Despite the hefty price tag, Overwatch has yet to lead to any arrests, leaving taxpayers wondering if they’re funding police work or a sci-fi screenplay.
Hot Take:
Who knew that when we asked for more transparency in policing, we’d get a digital version of “To Catch a Predator” meets “The Sims”?! With AI-generated personas, police departments are creating a virtual soap opera of fake activists, traffickers, and college protestors. Massive Blue’s Overwatch might be the AI version of a “Where’s Waldo?” book, but without any visible results. It’s like hiring a magician whose only trick is disappearing taxpayers’ money into thin air!
Key Points:
– Police departments are investing in AI tech that creates fake online personas to interact with and gather intelligence on potential criminals.
– Overwatch, developed by Massive Blue, uses these personas without having led to any known arrests thus far.
– Concerns have been raised about the ethical implications and effectiveness of using AI to monitor social media and infringe on First Amendment rights.
– Massive Blue’s technology is being funded through public safety grants, despite the lack of concrete evidence of its success.
– Law enforcement agencies, including those in Arizona, are under scrutiny for their secretive use of this technology.