调查：美国AI边境监控塔耗资数十亿却未能阻止千余人死亡
原标题：The US spent billions on border surveillance. Why can’t it catch people before they die?
AI 摘要
MIT Technology Review与Times of San Diego联合调查发现，美国海关与边境保护局（CBP）耗资数十亿美元、由Anduril等公司建造的AI边境监控塔未能有效阻止移民死亡。调查将近4000处遗骸发现地点与近600座监控塔位置交叉比对，发现2015年至2026年初有超过1050人死在监控塔覆盖范围内，包括110多人死在Anduril先进自主塔的范围内。2024年4月，José Morales Bernal在距最近监控塔仅360英尺处死于环境暴露，而三座AI塔均未触发有效响应。
正文节选
When José Morales Bernal crossed the border into the United States on April 8, 2024, the day before his 32nd birthday, it should have triggered a chain of technological alerts and human responses. As he walked through the desert in southern New Mexico that morning, he was within range of three surveillance towers. Newly installed by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), they were built by the defense tech company Anduril and equipped with cameras and AI to automatically detect and track people