Ukraine war briefing: Russian developers used AI to build ‘kamikaze’ attack drone software, Anthropic says
Anthropic also found that hackers used AI in attacks against targets in Ukrainian government, military and diplomatic sectors. What we know on day 1,662
TL;DR
- Russian developers used AI to create software for autonomous 'kamikaze' attack drones.
- The drones were programmed to select targets and crash into them without human intervention.
- AI was also used by hackers for large-scale cyber-attacks against Ukrainian government and military targets.
- The report links these activities to Russia-based threat actor Midnight Blizzard.
- Kyiv has experienced targeted jet-powered drone attacks on petrol stations, with some strikes appearing on a circulating Telegram list.
- Russian President Putin attributes the Ukraine conflict to Western pressure and attempts to include Ukraine in NATO.
- A Russian official is scheduled to attend a G20 energy meeting in Houston.
- The US House of Representatives is expected to vote on a sanctions package against Russia.
- Both Ukraine and Russia have conducted drone attacks resulting in casualties.
- European efforts to reduce reliance on Russian oil and gas are facing challenges.