Russian security services temporarily disabled a special surveillance system protecting Vladimir Putin due to concerns over AI-driven threats following international geopolitical tensions.

Russia’s security services temporarily disconnected a special surveillance system protecting Putin and his close circle in the wake of the US-Israeli killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Financial Times reported. The alleged incident highlights the heightened security threat of AI video analysis for the Russian leadership, said Ksenia Ermoshina, an expert on surveillance and censorship technologies.