Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Friday announced the creation of a task force that will assess the ways artificial intelligence can be used to detect shipments of dangerous fentanyl to the U.S., screen cargo and take on other tasks aimed at shoring up U.S. national security. "I am directing the creation of our department's first Artificial Intelligence Task Force that will drive specific applications of AI to advance our critical homeland security missions," Mayorkas said Friday. "Countering the multi-faceted threat posed by the PRC, learning from major cyber incidents, and harnessing the power of AI to advance our security will draw on the entirety of the capabilities and expertise the 260,000 personnel of DHS bring to bear every single day," he said. "It will require continued investment in our operational cohesion, our ability to work together in ways our founders never imagined." HAWLEY GRILLS MAYORKAS ON REPORTS OF FORCED CHILD MIGRANT LABOR: 'WHY SHOULDN'T YOU BE IMPEACHED FOR THIS?' Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Friday his department is looking at how to harness AI to boost U.S. national security.