4 ways to address the failures we found along the US border’s “virtual wall”
MIT Tech Review investigation finds systemic failures in US border surveillance towers, with deaths occurring despite AI-enabled monitoring.
An MIT Technology Review investigation reveals numerous deaths near the US border's AI-enabled 'virtual wall' surveillance towers. The report details cases where towers failed to detect migrants or agents failed to respond to alerts, highlighting systemic flaws in the surveillance network. It calls for a comprehensive audit and improved death tracking, as CBP plans to spend $1 billion to expand the system.
40