MI5 Chief Warns Russia Rightwing Extremism AI
💡 Why it matters
The warning means British security planning must simultaneously counter state-backed sabotage, rising rightwing violence, and AI-enabled drone and bioweapon threats.
MI5 Director General Ken McCallum said Russia remains the top state aggressor and that rightwing extremists are increasingly willing to consider terrorist attacks. He also confirmed Moscow tried to interfere in the 2016 Brexit referendum but assessed the attempts had little.
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BBC News
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