First appearance on Fox: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), along with Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.), announced that the Internal Revenue Service will use artificial intelligence (AI) technology to protect U.S. taxpayers across the country. An investigation has begun to determine whether appropriate monitoring is being carried out.
In a pair of letters sent to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Attorney General Merrick Garland, the lawmakers said the IRS “AI will help IRS compliance teams more effectively detect tax fraud and identify new compliance threats.” It points to a September 2023 press release that states: An optional tool to avoid burdening taxpayers with unnecessary “no change” audits. ”
“However, recent reports claim that the IRS’s use of AI includes actively monitoring the bank accounts of Americans en masse without legal process.” writes, citing a report by O’Keeffe Media Group, led by James O’Keeffe.
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House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan is demanding answers from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen over reports that the department is using AI to surveil taxpayers. (Win McNamee/Sebastián Vivallo Oñate/Agencia Macro via Getty)
“Video footage obtained by investigative media appears to capture suspect Alex Mena.” IRS employee He works in the agency’s Criminal Investigation Division and said the IRS uses AI to examine every tax return, bank statement, and related financial information for “potential fraud.” He confirmed that he was introducing a “new system” to target “abusers”. Mena claimed that the new AI system has the ability to access and monitor “all the information from all the companies in the world.” ”
In the video, an IRS employee identified as Alex Mena said the IRS had no problem with “going after little people…destroying people’s lives.”
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Representative Harriet Hageman is also leading the investigation. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images)
The IRS has promised not to increase audit rates for people making less than $400,000 a year.
“The Committee and the Select Subcommittee have reason to believe that the IRS is collaborating with other federal agencies to conduct warrantless financial surveillance using AI,” Jordan and Hageman wrote. There is.
Mr. Jordan and Mr. Hageman sent a similar letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
“The use of AI technology to actively monitor the personal transactions, bank accounts, and related financial information of millions of Americans without legal process is deeply disturbing. ‘s widespread financial surveillance, carried out in conjunction with federal law enforcement, reveals that Americans’ personal financial records raise serious questions about the IRS and the federal government’s respect for Americans’ fundamental civil liberties. ing.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Treasury Department, Justice Department, and IRS for comment.
