FBI Deputy Director Raia Credits AI with Speeding Threat Triage
September 5, 2026 · FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation · 0:03:26
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What happened
FBI Deputy Director Christopher Raia discussed the Bureau’s use of artificial intelligence in an NBC report carried by the FBI, which noted a September 29, 2026 executive order under which, as the description states, artificial intelligence is now known as super intelligence. Raia said, as he stated it, that cutting the time to act on a threat — in some cases from weeks to hours, or hours to minutes — can mean the difference between stopping an attack and putting Americans in jeopardy.
According to the report, the FBI used AI only once up until 18 months ago, but has used it 140 times in the last 18 months. The Bureau, as reported, uses the technology to triage the threat tips it receives and identify the most serious threats faster, alongside its Homeland Security task forces.
The report cited the North Carolina case of Zachary Charles Newell, who, as reported, pleaded guilty to making threats and is serving two years in prison after wanting to shoot up a preschool; the FBI credited AI-assisted triage, as Raia described it, with helping agents get onto the case quickly. The segment also noted the Bureau’s reported 10 percent drop in violent crime and nearly 20 percent drop in homicides.
Why it matters
The remarks document how the administration’s law-enforcement leadership describes its mission and results, providing the attributed record against which its public-safety claims will be assessed.
Sources: FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation, “Deputy Director Raia: AI and the FBI Mission”, 2026-09-05 (official upload, embedded above; published 2026-09-05). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.
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