How AI-powered drones can patrol and monitor borders

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DW looks at how drones fitted with thermal sensors and AI technology can detect people and automatically track them.

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AI as a border control assistant

The EU aims to better control migration: with smart lie detectors, AI-based dialect analysis to determine speakers’ origins or an AI assistant that asses whether a migrant might present a safety threat.

AI drones and data collection

Smart drones and other AI systems can recognize our faces and collect a lot of data about us. That’s why experts are calling for better rules for data protection in AI-based border control.

AI in Border Control: Helpful or Harmful?

Autonomous drones that detect and track people along the border are being researched along the European and US borders. Critics see issues with this plan – and not just ethical ones.

Can AI predict migration flows?

How many people will be forced to flee their homes due to wars or natural disasters? A Danish AI can forecast statistics over years.

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