AI is fuelling a new wave of border vigilantism in the US | US-Mexico Border

In Arizona’s borderlands, the desert is already deadly. People crossing into the United States face blistering heat, dehydration, and exhaustion. But for years, another threat has stalked these routes: Armed vigilante groups who take it upon themselves to police the border – often violently, and outside the law. They have long undermined the work of humanitarian volunteers trying to save lives.

Now, a new artificial intelligence platform is actively encouraging more people to join their…