Russian authorities expand digital controls while global AI deployment reaches workforce management
Russian authorities are expanding state surveillance through biometric software, banking access, and VPN restrictions, alongside broader global AI management trials.
Russian state bodies are expanding digital surveillance and data collection, according to recent media reports. The Ministry of Defense proposed granting military enlistment offices direct access to citizens' bank accounts and foreign passport records, while the Ministry of Digital Development is targeting VPN services that utilize whitelisted web infrastructure. Meanwhile, corporate records show cryptocurrency exchange Binance shared user transaction histories with Russian investigators, contributing to terrorism charges against a citizen for donations to Ukraine. Additionally, Russia's Investigative Committee is deploying biometric artificial intelligence software to process video archives.
In a separate trial in San Francisco, an artificial intelligence management agent powered by Anthropic's Claude model autonomously dismissed a retail worker following 17 unexcused absences during an experiment conducted by research firm Andon Labs.
Sources: Mediazona, NEXTA, Point, The Insider, Verstka.
Sources
- The Insider — ИИ в ежовых руковицах. Как диктатуры используют искусственный интеллект для усиления своей власти
- Point — Нейросеть Claude впервые уволила человека
- NEXTA — Документы: Binance передала российским властям клиентские данные, использованные для обвинения россиянина за пожертвования Украине
- Mediazona — Минобороны подготовило проект приказа, позволяющего военкоматам получать сведения о загранпоспортах, доходах и банковских счетах россиян
- Verstka — Минцифры начало борьбу с VPN-сервисами, использующими инфраструктуру сайтов из «белого списка»
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