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Oct 27 2021 6:30AM

To boost use of AI for espionage.

AWS signs deal with British spy agencies

Britain's spy agencies have given a contract to Amazon Web Services (AWS) to host classified material in a deal aimed at boosting the use of data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) for espionage, the Financial Times reported. Britain's GCHQ spy agency championed the procurement ...

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