DHS and FBI Identify 'Anti-Tech Extremism' as Emerging Domestic Threat Amid AI Backlash
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Daniel Boguslaw
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
Federal intelligence agencies including DHS and FBI are circulating reports identifying "anti-technology extremists" as a new domestic threat category, following attacks on CEOs, protests targeting data centers, and growing public concern over AI-driven job displacement. Over 1,000 pages of unpublished documents obtained by WIRED reveal a national surveillance shift targeting this broad category of activities and individuals.
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In the wake of attacks on CEOs, a nationwide protest movement targeting data centers, and increasing concerns about AI job replacement, federal intelligence agencies and domestic law enforcement are circulating reports with a new domestic target in mind: anti-technology extremists.
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