Laws@SRI-STRIPE.ARPA (08/05/86)
The FBI has developed Big Floyd, an expert system to assist in criminal investigations. Similar programs are being developed to catch drug smugglers and target potential terrorists. The EPA wants to identify polluters; the Treasury Department is looking for money-laundering banks; the Energy Department would like to find contractors who cut corners; the Customs service is after drug smugglers; the IRS is developing a system to spot tax cheaters; the Secret Service is working on a classified system to point out potential presidential assassins; and the FBI's National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crimes is developing expert systems to identify potential serial killers, arsonists, and rapists. Systems to target counterfeiters and bombers are also being built. -- Michael Schrage, The Washington Post National Weekly Edition, Vol. 3, No. 40, August 4, 1986, p. 6.