Policy Change Lets DHS CAIO Waive AI Limits

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revised its artificial intelligence (AI) policy to allow its chief AI officer (CAIO) to waive requirements, including prohibited uses, if those exceptions remain consistent with law, regulation, and governmentwide policy. The updated Directive 139-08, quietly issued last month, adds the waiver provision to a departmentwide framework governing how DHS develops, acquires, deploys, and operates AI. Compared with the version issued Jan.