Putin’s paranoia: AI espionage pushes Kremlin to reinforce security measures

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Russia's security services temporarily disconnected a surveillance system protecting Putin and his inner circle following the US-Israeli killing of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to the Financial Times. The move reflects Moscow's growing alarm over AI-powered video analysis as a security threat. Ksenia Ermoshina, a researcher at France's CNRS, frames the incident as evidence of heightened vulnerability to artificial intelligence espionage targeting the Russian leadership.