US virtual border wall fails to prevent 1000+ deaths
the us spent billions on ai-powered border surveillance towers but over 1000 people died undetected, raising concerns about the technology's effectiveness and humanitarian impact.
the us has spent billions on a virtual border wall with surveillance towers, including ai-powered ones, over the past 25 years to detect and apprehend border crossers. however, a mit technology review investigation found that over 1000 people died in areas watched by these towers without being reached or apprehended. some deaths occurred under the watch of newly installed ai-powered towers designed to spot people automatically. this reveals a humanitarian crisis and repeated failures of the virtual wall's basic security promise.