Report: FBI using facial recognition, fingerprints and automated evidence-sifting with AI

On the broadcast, the reporter summarized the types of AI tools the FBI says it is using: facial recognition, fingerprint processing and automated sifting of evidence that flows into active cases.

"Obviously, they're using it with facial recognition. They're using it as well with the fingerprints, and they're also using it to sift through all the evidence they get in these cases as they unfold," the reporter said. The segment framed those applications as parts of investigative workflows the bureau is pairing with task forces and other initiatives.

The broadcast did not provide technical descriptions of how those tools operate, what specific systems or vendors are in use, or whether independent validation has been completed. Reporters and officials said the bureau will continue to monitor and report on these deployments.