How NYPD is using AI, drones and DNA in manhunt for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's assassin

As the search for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's killer enters its sixth day, police are using cutting-edge technology to zero-in on his identity and whereabouts. Artificial Intelligence, drones and DNA analysis are all playing a critical role in the ongoing manhunt for the'brazen' assassin who shot Thompson, 50, in broad daylight Wednesday. AI-powered facial recognition software is being used to analyze CCTV and other images of the killer from the days around the shooting and cross-reference them with NYPD databases of known individuals. This database includes'lawfully possessed arrest photos' which the AI compares to photo and video evidence from the investigation. The department also has use of more than 100 drones for surveilling the more than 450-square-mile city.