FBI Director Kash Patel touted on Monday the “central” role artificial intelligence plays at the federal law enforcement agency, arguing it has helped officials run a “faster, more efficient, and more accountable crime-fighting machine.” 

“When I first arrived at the FBI, AI had no role at the Bureau,” Patel wrote in a post to X, highlighting a Fox News op-ed he wrote on the matter. “Now, AI is central to everything we do – and every day it’s helping us triage tips, stay ahead of threats, crush violent criminals, and be more accountable to the taxpayer.”