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Cartels Reportedly Using AI to Expand Operations into Financial Fraud and Human Trafficking

March 14, 2024

The Jalisco New Generation Cartel is reportedly using AI to expand its financial fraud and human trafficking operations, coercing individuals into illegal activities under the guise of legitimate jobs. INTERPOL warns that this integration of AI into criminal enterprises is a growing trend among cartels across Europe, Asia, and Africa as well.
Alleged deployer
cartels, organized-crime-groups, jalisco-new-generation-cartel
Alleged developer
unknown-ai-developers
Alleged harmed parties
individuals-coerced-into-criminal-activities, financial-fraud-victims, human-trafficking-victims

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/725

Data source

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