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Palmer Luckey—Anduril deployed AI-powered surveillance towers along US-Mexico border

Anduril Industries deployed its Lattice AI-powered surveillance tower system along the US-Mexico border under contracts with Customs and Border Protection. The towers use AI to detect and track people crossing the border. Civil liberties groups raised concerns about the surveillance infrastructure's implications for privacy and immigration enforcement.

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