MI6 boss assured AI will not change spies

Human spies won’t get replaced by synthetic intelligence (AI) whilst machines make data “infinitely more accessible”, the pinnacle of the UK’s international intelligence service, MI6, will say.

Sir Richard Moore, chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, is because of give a uncommon public speech throughout a go to to Prague on Wednesday.

As nicely as specializing in the “human factor” in spying, he’ll speak about Russia’s conflict in Ukraine and Iran’s efforts to assist President Vladimir Putin within the battle.

Sir Richard may also cowl Russian makes an attempt to achieve affect in Africa.

AI cannot match ‘distinctive’ human brokers

On AI, the spy chief will touch upon whether or not computer systems will put human intelligence-gathering organisations like MI6 out of enterprise.

“In fact, the opposite is likely to be true. As AI trawls the ocean of open source, there will be even greater value in landing, with a well-cast fly, the secrets that lie beyond the reach of its nets,” he’ll say.

“The unique characteristics of human agents in the right places will become still more significant.”

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Machines will enhance ‘with startling velocity’

Sir Richard will add: “They are never just passive collectors of information: our agents can be tasked and directed; they can identify new questions we didn’t know to ask; and sometimes they can influence decisions inside a government or terrorist group.

“Human intelligence within the age of synthetic intelligence will more and more be outlined as these issues that machines can not do, albeit we should always anticipate the frontier of machine functionality to advance with startling velocity.”