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Hurting Siblings, Killing Pets: AFP’s AI Plan Amid Terrifying Teen Acts

The Courier-Mail

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Police are pleading with tech companies to let them use AI chat bots on their platforms to hunt for terror and criminal networks trying to recruit Aussie kids.

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The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is urging technology companies to permit the deployment of AI-driven chatbots to identify and track criminal and terrorist networks targeting Australian youth. This initiative underscores a significant shift in national security tactics, leveraging frontier AI capabilities to proactively monitor digital spaces for radicalization and recruitment activities. While primarily focused on domestic law enforcement, the proposal highlights the dual-use nature of AI in both identifying and potentially preventing high-consequence security threats, including violent extremism and planned terrorism. This development represents a key junction in Australian AI policy where police powers and automated surveillance tools meet the safety obligations of global social media platforms.

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