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IRS Launches Pilot Program With Palantir AI Tools to Find People Needing Audits
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- Facts Matter
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- May 20, 2026
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- 718
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Summary
It's been a long time coming: the IRS recently launched a pilot program using Palantir AI-technology to help it figure out who most needs to be audited. This means that, as fun as it was to pay taxes already—and then have a federal bureaucrat decide whether you deserve an audit or not—moving forward, the decision will be heavily influenced by an AI machine. Let's go through the details together.