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Key tools and approaches for using AI in OSINT and investigations

Key tools and approaches for using AI in OSINT and investigations

AI and LLMs pose significant risk to information integrity. But they also offer a lot of promise for OSINT and investigations. Here's a look at some encouraging areas.

Craig Silverman
March 06, 2024

1. Photo/Video analysis

Geolocation

Geolocation can be labor intensive. You might view a video frame by frame to look for landmarks and other location clues, or extract dozens of screenshots to run through reverse image search engines, among many other steps.

Unless you posses the memory and/or ability to travel the world like Rainbolt to learn about local highways, streetscapes, and landscapes, you probably can’t identify locations by sight alone. But AI can learn from Google StreetView, OpenStreetMaps, and other sources to potentially become proficient at geolocation.

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