DOJ · DOJ-0127 · record R1575
Human Language Extraction and Translation Technology
Department of Justice · Department of Justice / FBI
Overview
- Development stage
- DeployedSource: c) Deployed – The use case is being actively authorized or utilized to support the functions or mission of an agency.
- High-impact designation
- Not high-impactSource: c) Not high-impact
- Impact justification
- Does not produce an output that serves as a principal basis for decisions or actions with legal, material, binding, or significant effect on any of the individuals or entities identified in OMB-25-21.
- Start date
- 2025-05 (month precision)Source: 05/2025
- Withheld from public reporting
- NoSource: a) No
Mission
- Topic area
- Law Enforcement
- Operational functions
- Translation and transcription Derived by keyword rules; see methodology
Problem the AI is intended to solve
Machine translation of documents and digital files
Expected benefits
Faster FBI operations
System outputs
Extracted and transcribed / translated text from documents and digital files
Technology
- AI classification
- Natural language processingSource: Natural Language Processing: AI that processes, interprets, and shares information in human language.
- System name(s)
- Redacted for cybersecurity purposes.
- Custom-developed code
- Yes
- Public source code
- Not reported
Sourcing
- How it was built
- Contract and in-houseSource: c) Developed with both contracting and in-house resources
- Vendor (as reported)
- AI Service Provider
- Vendors (standardized)
- None on the standard list
A vendor is the supplier named by the agency. It does not identify the underlying model or AI technology.
Data and privacy
- Involves PII
- Yes
- Privacy Impact Assessment
- Not reported
- Authorization to Operate
- Yes
- Demographic features
- k) None of the above
- Training and evaluation data
- The case owner relied on DOJ AI governance practices to select and prepare data, as well as evaluate performance.
- Federal Data Catalog
- Not reported
Governance
0 of 8 minimum-practice questions answered. A blank answer means the agency reported nothing; it does not mean the practice is absent.
Pre-deployment testingNo answer reported
AI impact assessmentNo answer reported
Independent reviewNo answer reported
Ongoing monitoringNo answer reported
Operator trainingNo answer reported
Fail-safeNo answer reported
Appeal processNo answer reported
User and public consultationNo answer reported
Potential impacts and how they were identified
Not reported