U.S. Department of Homeland Security Unveils 'Digital Twin' AI to Predict Crimes Before They Happen—But Privacy Advocates Cry Foul.
In a sweeping move that experts are calling the most significant domestic surveillance shift since 9/11, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will roll out a "Digital Twin" AI system by 2030. The artificial intelligence will analyze real-time data from traffic cameras, social media, and financial transactions to model entire cities' futures. Officials promise a 40% drop in violent crime but warn the system will automatically flag citizens deemed "high risk" to federal watchlists. Civil liberties groups are already preparing legal challenges as the line between predictive policing and pre-criminal profiling becomes invisible.