Prague: British spies are already using artificial intelligence Head of Britain to hinder arms supplies to Russia MI6 The agency predicted on Wednesday that Western spies would increasingly focus on tracking its deadly use oh by hostile states.
In a rare public speech, Richard Moore also urged Russians who oppose invasion of ukraine to spy for Britain, saying that others had already done so since the war began.
“Our door is always open,” he said.
In a speech that portrayed artificial intelligence as both a huge potential asset and a huge threat, Moore said his staff at Britain’s foreign intelligence agency were “developing AI to identify and disrupt the flow of weapons for use against Russia”. and combining their skills with bulk data.” Ukraine.”
Describing China as the “single most important strategic focus” for his agency, Moore said, “We will be tasked with gathering intelligence about how hostile states are using AI in harmful, reckless and unethical ways.” “
Moore, who has previously warned that the West is lagging behind rivals in the AI race, said his service “intends to win the race to master the ethical and safe use of AI together with our allies.”
But he added that AI will not replace the need for human detectives, arguing that the “human factor” will remain important in an era of rapidly developing machine learning.
“As AI roams the ocean of open source, there will be even more value in landing with a well-cast fly the secrets that lie beyond the reach of its nets,” he added.
He argued that “the unique characteristics of human agents will become even more important in the right places,” highlighting spies’ ability to “influence decisions inside a government or terrorist group.”
Moore also told an audience at the residence of the British ambassador in Prague that Russian military operation in Ukraine Enthusiasm had waned and “the chances of the Russian army regaining momentum look slim.”
He said Ukraine’s counter-offensive was proving to be an “uphill battle”, but he hoped it would be successful.
Moore said that the government of President Vladimir Putin He was beset by “misfortune, infighting and senseless inefficiency” and mutiny wagner The group’s mercenary leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, had “exposed the harsh decay of the unstable autocracy that Putin is presiding over.”
He said Putin was “under pressure” after the brief uprising and a “humiliating” deal with Belarus to quell it. The Kremlin says Prigozhin attended a military meeting in Moscow with Putin after the uprising.
Moore said, “Prygozhin started out as a traitor at breakfast, was forgiven during dinner, and then two days later he was invited to tea.” So there are some things that even the head of MI6 finds a little difficult to interpret, in terms of who’s in and who’s out.”
He accused Russia of using Wagner as a tool of imperialism in Africa, offering the leaders of the Central African Republic, Mali and other countries a “Faustian pact” of security in exchange for handing over mineral wealth to Russia.
Moore also called out Iran for fueling further conflict in Ukraine by supplying drones and other weapons to Russia – a policy he said has “incited internal squabbles at the highest levels of the regime in Tehran.”
Publicly speaking about intelligence is still a novelty for the UK intelligence services. The government refused to even confirm the existence of MI6 until 1992, and public speeches by its leaders are rare.
Moore chose to deliver Wednesday’s address in the Czech capital, which was home to the 1968 “Prague Spring” independence movement that was crushed by Soviet tanks.
Recalling that moment, he said that many Russians now “feel the same pangs of conscience that their predecessors did in 1968.” The crushing of the Prague Spring caused a wave of defection from the USSR to the West.
“I invite them to do what others have already done over the past 18 months and join hands with us,” he added. He reassured would-be defectors that “their secrets will always be safe with us.”
The names of most intelligence defectors are never known – unless something goes wrong. Former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter were poisoned and gravely ill in 2018 in the English city of Salisbury, where he had lived quietly for years.
Moore told how an agent named Ecclesiastic, who had penetrated German intelligence for MI6 in 1944, was cared for by the service until her death at the age of 100. They said that MI6 agents then gathered to scatter his ashes over the English Channel.
“Our loyalty to our agents is lifelong and our gratitude is eternal,” he added.
In a rare public speech, Richard Moore also urged Russians who oppose invasion of ukraine to spy for Britain, saying that others had already done so since the war began.
“Our door is always open,” he said.
In a speech that portrayed artificial intelligence as both a huge potential asset and a huge threat, Moore said his staff at Britain’s foreign intelligence agency were “developing AI to identify and disrupt the flow of weapons for use against Russia”. and combining their skills with bulk data.” Ukraine.”
Describing China as the “single most important strategic focus” for his agency, Moore said, “We will be tasked with gathering intelligence about how hostile states are using AI in harmful, reckless and unethical ways.” “
Moore, who has previously warned that the West is lagging behind rivals in the AI race, said his service “intends to win the race to master the ethical and safe use of AI together with our allies.”
But he added that AI will not replace the need for human detectives, arguing that the “human factor” will remain important in an era of rapidly developing machine learning.
“As AI roams the ocean of open source, there will be even more value in landing with a well-cast fly the secrets that lie beyond the reach of its nets,” he added.
He argued that “the unique characteristics of human agents will become even more important in the right places,” highlighting spies’ ability to “influence decisions inside a government or terrorist group.”
Moore also told an audience at the residence of the British ambassador in Prague that Russian military operation in Ukraine Enthusiasm had waned and “the chances of the Russian army regaining momentum look slim.”
He said Ukraine’s counter-offensive was proving to be an “uphill battle”, but he hoped it would be successful.
Moore said that the government of President Vladimir Putin He was beset by “misfortune, infighting and senseless inefficiency” and mutiny wagner The group’s mercenary leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, had “exposed the harsh decay of the unstable autocracy that Putin is presiding over.”
He said Putin was “under pressure” after the brief uprising and a “humiliating” deal with Belarus to quell it. The Kremlin says Prigozhin attended a military meeting in Moscow with Putin after the uprising.
Moore said, “Prygozhin started out as a traitor at breakfast, was forgiven during dinner, and then two days later he was invited to tea.” So there are some things that even the head of MI6 finds a little difficult to interpret, in terms of who’s in and who’s out.”
He accused Russia of using Wagner as a tool of imperialism in Africa, offering the leaders of the Central African Republic, Mali and other countries a “Faustian pact” of security in exchange for handing over mineral wealth to Russia.
Moore also called out Iran for fueling further conflict in Ukraine by supplying drones and other weapons to Russia – a policy he said has “incited internal squabbles at the highest levels of the regime in Tehran.”
Publicly speaking about intelligence is still a novelty for the UK intelligence services. The government refused to even confirm the existence of MI6 until 1992, and public speeches by its leaders are rare.
Moore chose to deliver Wednesday’s address in the Czech capital, which was home to the 1968 “Prague Spring” independence movement that was crushed by Soviet tanks.
Recalling that moment, he said that many Russians now “feel the same pangs of conscience that their predecessors did in 1968.” The crushing of the Prague Spring caused a wave of defection from the USSR to the West.
“I invite them to do what others have already done over the past 18 months and join hands with us,” he added. He reassured would-be defectors that “their secrets will always be safe with us.”
The names of most intelligence defectors are never known – unless something goes wrong. Former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter were poisoned and gravely ill in 2018 in the English city of Salisbury, where he had lived quietly for years.
Moore told how an agent named Ecclesiastic, who had penetrated German intelligence for MI6 in 1944, was cared for by the service until her death at the age of 100. They said that MI6 agents then gathered to scatter his ashes over the English Channel.
“Our loyalty to our agents is lifelong and our gratitude is eternal,” he added.