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Computers Replace MI6 Spies in London - EPA Photo by Jerry Penny

The head of MI6 says the West must focus on the threats posed by artificial intelligence, quantum computing, bioengineering and the empowerment of computers to search and analyze vast databases.

Artificial intelligence will put an end to centuries-old traditional spy fights and scams, with all intelligence centers, from Langley via London to Moscow and Beijing, striving to keep pace with rapid technological advancement to secure global dominance.

This was warned by Richard Moore, the head of the British Secret Intelligence Service. In public, its function is better known as "Si", and the service as MI-6. Moore says the West must focus on threats from quantum computing, bioengineering and the empowerment of computers to search and analyze vast databases.

"Our opponents are investing huge sums of money and ambition in studying and upgrading artificial intelligence, quantum computing and synthetic biology because they know that mastering these technologies will give them the upper hand," Moore said.

The former diplomat, who was appointed head of MI-6 last year, is convinced that technological developments in this decade could overshadow all technological developments in the past century.

- As a society, we have not yet accepted this fact and its potential impact on global geopolitics. "But that is now the top priority for MI6," Moore said.

He argues that Russian and Chinese intelligence agencies are not lagging behind in the race for advanced technology. Western intelligence fears that Beijing's spy services could dominate major emerging technologies by the end of this decade, particularly artificial intelligence, synthetic biology and genetics.

- The service must be changed to benefit from new technologies. We can't keep up with the global technology industry, so we have to innovate. - We must become more open in order to remain secret - thinks the head of MI-6.

Moore says China has the capacity to reap data from around the world, and uses "debt" and "data" traps.

- This is a data trap: If you allow another country to gain access to really critical data about your society, in time it will erode your sovereignty and you will no longer have control over that data. "Such a case is also present in the United Kingdom and we are taking measures to defend ourselves," Moore explained.

As an example of the defeat of Western intelligence in the field of technology, he pointed to the chaos in Kabul after the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan.

- The intelligence assessment of the speed with which the Taliban can take control of Kabul was bad. None of us predicted that Kabul could fall so fast. "Honestly, even if we had recruited all the members of the Taliban shura as secret agents, we would not have predicted the speed again, because the Taliban did not believe in it either," Moore explained.

Computers will predict mass riots in Russia

Special software will warn the Russian federal and regional authorities of possible mass riots and will help prevent their escalation, writes the newspaper "Kommersant".

- The state corporation "Rostech" until 2022 will develop programs for analysis of rallies and riots within the project "Safe City", which is working on the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The system will be used by the executive authorities in Russia - an unnamed source told Kommersant.

In order to prevent unauthorized protests, artificial intelligence will calculate the probabilities through continuous "multifactorial multivariate analysis" of media and social media posts, data from video surveillance systems and public transport monitoring. If, on the other hand, the riots have already started, in order to avoid escalation, the number of participants in the rally, the behavior of the instigators and the direction in which the crowd is moving will be analyzed.

Director of Ukrainian counterintelligence fired

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has fired the director of the Security Service's counterintelligence department, Alexander Rusnak, without giving a reason.

Rusnak has been the director of the counterintelligence department since September 2019. Zelenski said on November 26 that he had been warned that preparations were under way for a coup, which should take place on December 1. The Ukrainian security service has announced an investigation into the preparations, which were allegedly made by a group of Ukrainians and Russians.

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