US law enforcement grapple with AI-enabled terrorisM
By Johana Bhuiyan and Nick Robins-Early October 14, 2026 From the FBI to local police departments, US authorities are increasingly warning of would-be terrorists using chatbots to plan attacks and anti-AI extremist threats A previously unreported cache of law enforcement and intelligence agency documents show that law enforcement agencies have, since 2021, considered AI both a tool and a target of would-be terrorists. Composite: The Guardian/ Getty Images In May 2025, a 25-year-old man...