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Europol has issued a stark warning that artificial intelligence is significantly enhancing organised crime activities, including the creation of child sexual abuse images and cryptocurrency money laundering. The report highlights how advancements in technology, particularly AI and quantum computing, are making criminal operations more sophisticated and harder to combat. Europol's Executive Director emphasized the urgent need for law enforcement to adapt to these evolving threats to ensure the safety of communities and businesses.
The report details how AI is being exploited by criminals to facilitate a range of illegal activities, from drug trafficking to identity theft. Generative AI, in particular, allows for the manipulation of images and the targeting of victims across multiple languages, increasing the global reach of criminal enterprises. As technology continues to advance, Europol warns that the challenges posed by organised crime will only intensify, potentially leading to entirely AI-controlled criminal networks.
• AI is accelerating organised crime activities and making them more sophisticated.
• Generative AI enables criminals to manipulate images and target victims globally.
Generative AI refers to algorithms that can create new content, such as images, based on existing data, which criminals exploit for illegal activities.
Quantum computing is a type of computation that uses quantum bits to process information at unprecedented speeds, posing a threat to current encryption methods used in security.
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