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Trump plans 1,500 AI towers on Mexican border

By , based on Zambian Observer

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At least 350 artificial intelligence-powered surveillance towers are reportedly already deployed between California and Texas, while the Trump administration has earmarked more than $1 billion to add 1,500. The system is intended to cover more of the border with Mexico, but its results have not been published.

The administration of US President Donald Trump plans to add 1,500 artificial intelligence-powered surveillance towers along the border between the United States and Mexico, the Zambian Observer reports, citing in particular a New York Times investigation published on 22 October. The project is part of a programme to expand automated border surveillance.

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