Could artificial intelligence predict criminal behavior? A company claims its AI tool can flag signs of criminal activity before it takes place.

Telecom company Securus Technologies says it has built an AI model based on years of text, phone and video calls from prison inmates that can detect signs of imminent criminal activity. The tool has been in early use for the last year.

Speaking to MIT Technology Review , Securus president Kevin Elder said the tool can monitor communications in real time and spot "when crimes are being thought about or contemplated."

The company says models could be built for specific state or county applications, such as one that was trained solely on years of calls from inmates in Texas.

The tool is designed to screen communications for suspicious activity

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