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FBI needs access to latest models to police AI-driven cybercrime, director says

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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on September 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Getty Images)

ByAlexandra Kelley,
Staff Correspondent, Nextgov/FCW

September 15, 2026 06:26 PM ET

The FBI has the statutory authority to police agentic artificial intelligence software used in crimes, according to the agency’s Director Kash Patel, but it will need advanced model access to better fight AI-driven wrongdoing.

In an exchange with Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, Patel said his agency needs to be holding to account the developers behind agentic AI models that are specifically created to commit criminal acts like hacking.

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