Russian state bodies expand digital surveillance as AI manager dismisses US worker
Russian state entities are expanding digital monitoring and data collection while an AI management agent in San Francisco autonomously dismissed a retail employee.
Russian state bodies are moving to broaden digital surveillance and personal data collection, recent media reports indicate. Under a draft decree from the Ministry of Defense, military enlistment offices would receive access to citizens' financial records, bank accounts, and foreign passport details. Concurrently, the Ministry of Digital Development is targeting VPN services that bypass restrictions using whitelisted web infrastructure. Documents revealed crypto exchange Binance supplied user transaction histories to Russian authorities, aiding terrorism charges over donations to Ukraine. Additionally, Russia's Investigative Committee is leveraging biometric artificial intelligence tools to parse video archives.
Separately, in San Francisco, an autonomous AI manager powered by Anthropic's Claude model dismissed a retail employee after 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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