FBI procurement documents reveal a new push for predictive AI at the Threat Screening Center — the office behind the national terrorist watch list. The goal: software that scans federal databases and flags Americans as potential threats before they’ve done anything.
The watch list has grown to nearly 2 million names. And under a directive signed in 2025, the Threat Screening Center’s focus has shifted from foreign terrorism toward broadly defined domestic "threats" — including political views tied to anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity.
We break down what’s actually in the procurement documents, what watchdog groups are warning about, and why critics say this could turn ordinary political opinions into algorithmic red flags.
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0:00 What the FBI is actually requesting
0:00 How big the watch list has gotten
0:00 The shift toward "domestic threats"
0:00 What experts are warning about
0:00 What happens next
Sources: Reason, IBTimes UK, Yahoo News (as of July 2026)
#PreCrime #FBI #AI #Surveillance #CivilLiberties
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