{"article":{"annotation":{"article_id":"interpol-operation-shams-ii-ai-identifications-2026","available_at":"2026-10-07T03:14:17.089558Z","geography_revision":"ef6ee0010dda5fe7b240fd514749b43e214c57da73222d2e40ec83b276dd0977","id":"4d622d1f2c1668e9b5e49188196afecba1197db4ec2fdfc8f26591e451316cf4","input_sha256":"c2e88a35b3da53d6ed38905185cacead82ae13f9c5992d3f10c7c206bde15b29","limitations":["Rule-derived subjects are candidates, not verified editorial labels or calibrated model probabilities.","Coverage is distinct from event location. 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The operation brought together 28 officers and experts from 11 countries. Teams extracted 108,076 facial images from material published by jihadist groups and reduced the set to 6,362 unique images after quality checks and deduplication.","INTERPOL said 126 foreign terrorist fighters had so far been identified from processed images. AI agents automated parts of data collection and analysis, while trained officers and analysts reviewed and verified the output; the agency said comparisons of thousands of further images were continuing."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[{"at":"2026-10-07T00:50:46+03:00","language":"en","text":"German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article."},{"at":"2026-10-07T05:57:58+03:00","language":"en","text":"Data classification added: each figure now carries a measure identifier with its unit, geography, frequency and type. 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