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Interpol uses AI to identify 126 terrorists by analyzing over 100,000 images with new facial recognition tools

AI helped Interpol match 126 suspected terrorist fighters from 108,076 propaganda faces

Tarun Mottlia

Via TechRadar

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Interpol uses AI to identify 126 terrorists by analyzing over 100,000 images with new facial recognition tools
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Interpol's Operation Shams II pulled 108,076 faces from jihadist propaganda with help from 11 countries

AI agents and scripts then deduplicated and quality-checked the set, leaving 6,362 images (~5.9%) for facial recognition

Interpol's facial recognition system, launched in 2016, then matched pictures to actual persons, with human verification in tow, and 126 suspected fighters have been identified so far

Interpol says an operation it coordinated in Tunisia in June 2026 used artificial intelligence to work through more…

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