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Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Feb 22, 2024

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has named Jonathan Mayer as its first official focused on artificial intelligence (AI) as the department grapples with the potentially transformative affects of AI on federal law enforcement and the criminal justice system, Reuters reports. Mayer is a professor at Princeton University who researches technology and law and will advise Attorney General Merrick Garland and DOJ leadership on issues related to emerging technologies, including how to responsibly integrate AI into the department’s investigations and criminal prosecutions.