Russian Security Service Planned AI Tool to Track Media

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What the source reports

Leaked documents show that Russia’s security service planned to merge media monitoring with closed databases in an AI assistant for its officers.

The contractor later failed to deliver a working system.

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Source & verification

Primary source: OCCRP · July 20, 2026

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