DHS Reveals Use of AI Video Generators for Public Content Creation

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has disclosed for the first time that it is utilizing advanced artificial intelligence tools, including Google’s Veo 3 video generator and Adobe Firefly, to create public-facing content across its various agencies.

According to newly released documentation, DHS possesses between 100 and 1,000 licenses for these AI-powered creative tools. The agency is also employing Microsoft Copilot Chat for document drafting and summarization tasks, alongside Poolside software for coding operations.

This revelation comes as immigration enforcement agencies under DHS have dramatically increased their content output across social media platforms, particularly X (formerly Twitter), during expanded immigration operations in U.S. cities. The content has ranged from celebratory posts about deportations during holiday seasons to Bible verse references and recruitment advertisements for new agents.

The documentation marks the first concrete evidence that DHS agencies are using commercial AI video generators to produce content shared with the American public. While some of the agency’s video content has appeared AI-generated, the specific tools being used remained unknown until this disclosure.

Google’s Flow platform, which combines Veo 3 with comprehensive filmmaking capabilities, allows users to generate entire videos complete with sound effects, dialogue, and background noise—creating hyperrealistic content. Adobe Firefly, launched in 2023, similarly offers video, image, and audio generation capabilities while promising not to use copyrighted material in its training or output.

However, verification remains challenging. While Adobe provides watermarking options to identify AI-generated content, these disclosures often disappear when videos are uploaded to different platforms and shared across the internet.

The timing of this disclosure is particularly notable given recent employee activism at major tech companies. Over 140 current and former Google employees, along with more than 30 Adobe workers, have pressured their employers to reconsider their relationships with ICE following controversial enforcement actions.

In October, both Google and Apple removed apps designed to track ICE sightings from their app stores, citing safety concerns. Google’s leadership has not issued public statements addressing employee concerns about the company’s technology being used for immigration enforcement.

Additional documentation released concurrently revealed DHS’s use of more specialized AI products, including facial recognition applications employed by ICE for identifying individuals—technology that has drawn significant privacy and civil liberties scrutiny.

The intersection of advanced AI tools with federal law enforcement operations raises complex questions about transparency, accountability, and the future of government communications in an era of increasingly sophisticated artificial intelligence.

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