In a section about “editing images, videos or other public affairs content using AI,” it reveals that for the first time DHS is using Google’s VEO 3 video generator and Adobe Firefly, estimating that the agency has between 100 and 1,000 licenses for the tools. It also reveals that DHS uses Microsoft CopilotChat to prepare first drafts of documents and to summarize long reports and Poolside software for coding tasks, in addition to tools from other companies.
Google, Adobe, and DHS did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The news details how agencies such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which is part of DHS, may have generated large amounts of content shared on X and other channels as immigration operations spread across U.S. cities. They have posted celebratory content.Christmas after mass deportation,” quoted Bible verses And The birth of Christthe agency showed their faces, and the purpose of joint advertising Recruiting agents. Agencies have repeatedly used music without Permission of the artists In their videos.
Some content, especially videos, is in appearance AI is going to be infinite, but it’s not clear what AI models agencies are using so far. This provides the first concrete evidence that such generators are being used to generate content shared with the public.
It’s still impossible to confirm which company helped create a particular piece of content, or indeed if it was given a genre at all. Adobe offers options to “watermark” a video created with its tools to reveal that it’s AI-animated, for example, but that disclosure doesn’t always stick when the content is uploaded and shared across sites.
The document shows that DHS is specifically using flowa tool from Google that combines its VEO 3 video generator with a suite of filmmaking tools. Users can create clips and assemble entire videos with AI, including videos that contain voice, dialogue and background noise, making them hyperalistic. Adobe launched its Firefly generator in 2023, promising that it does not use copyrighted material in its training or output. Like Google’s tools, Adobe can also create videos, images, soundtracks, and speech. The document did not reveal more details about how the agency is using these video generation tools.
Workers from major tech companies, including more than 140 current and former Google employees and more than 30 from Adobe, have been to exert pressure For taking a stand against ICE and the shooting of Alex Pretty on January 24 at their employers in recent weeks. Google’s leadership has not made statements in response. In October, Google and Apple Apps removed on their app stores that purported to track Snow’s vision, citing security risks.
An additional document released Wednesday revealed new details about how the agency is using more niche AI products, including a facial recognition app by Ice, such as Reported earlier By 404 Media in June.