On 5 June, A Pinal County Board of Supervisors meeting was asked to approve a contract of $ 500,000 between county and large -scale blue to license the overwatch.
“I was looking at the website for a large-scale blue color from Matthew Thomas from the main deputy of the Point County, the then supervisor of District 1, Kevin Kavanugh, the then deputy deputy of the Point County, and it is a-chamber with an additional information and no link.” “They produce software that we buy, and what it does? Can you explain us?”
Thomas said, “I cannot go into a lot of detail because it is essentially a business secret, and I do not want to put my hand to bad ones,” Thomas said. “But I can tell you that the software is designed to see and help our investigators see and make a case on human trafficking, drug trafficking and gun smuggling.”
Kavanuggh said in the board meeting that the basic information he has received is that the blue uses a large number of “50 AI bots”. He then asked if the software had been successful and if it helped law enforcement any arrest. Thomas explained that he has not yet made any arrest because he has only seen evidence of the concept, but that the concept was proof “was good for us and our investigators. [Massive Blue] Under the contract, then we are going to proceed with prosecution of cases. ,
Kavanugha asked if the overwatch is used in other counties, which inspired Thomas to invite the claim to the podium to speak. Claim introduced himself as a recent retired border agent and said that large -scale blue is currently in conversation with three counties in Arizona, including Pinal County.
Claim told the supervisors’ board, “I know what is happening here as a 14 -year -old resident of Pinal County.” “to be able [to] Use this program […] To provide all the necessary information to go after online exploitation of children, smuggling of victims, and all other verticals who want to go after the lionife. ,
Kavanugh again asked if the massive blue collected any data, which led to the arrest.
Claim said, “We have not yet arrested, but there is a current investigation regarding arson, and we have got the leads to investigators,” Claim said, stating that the program is active for only six months. “The investigation takes time, but we are capable of generating the leads required for special counties we include and also in the private sector.”
The Point County Board of Supervisors concluded the exchange by approving payment for a handful of other, unrelated projects, but the board members asked to delay the vote on large -scale blue payments “for further studies.”
The decision not to make a large -colored funding on that day was included in a local newspaper. Kavanugh told the paper that he asked the company to meet the supervisors to explain the merits of the software.
He said, “The State Arizona has provided a grant, but the grant is the money of the money taxpayer. No matter the source of funding, fighting human and sexual trafficking, taking a risk of half a million dollars on unsafe technology,” he said. “If the company demonstrates that it can provide evidence to arrest human smugglers, it can be meaningful. However, it is still to achieve this goal.”
