AI operation uncovered 126 terror suspects – INTERPOL

The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) has revealed that an AI-operated counter-terrorism operation, known as "Operation Shams II," identified 126 suspected foreign terrorist fighters from over 108,000 facial images. The operation, which involved 28 officers and experts from 12 countries including Nigeria, was held in Tunis, Tunisia.

The AI technology employed in the operation was able to reduce the dataset to 6,362 unique, high-quality facial images, which were then processed through INTERPOL's facial recognition system. The results of the AI analysis were reviewed and verified by trained officers and analysts before being integrated into INTERPOL's databases.

The operation also utilized cryptocurrency-tracing tools to investigate terrorist financing, leading to three urgent requests for customer data from a Virtual Asset Service Provider. INTERPOL's Director of Counter-Terrorism, María Carmen Muñoz González, emphasized that the operation demonstrated the effectiveness of combining AI technology with traditional investigative methods in disrupting terrorist networks.

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