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

March 14, 2024

The Jalisco New Generation Cartel is reportedly integrating AI into its illicit activities, deceiving individuals with false job offers to engage in financial fraud and human trafficking. INTERPOL has issued a warning that this trend of AI integration into criminal enterprises is escalating among cartels worldwide, including those in Europe, Asia, and Africa.

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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

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