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AI agents linked to "violence-as-a-service" network

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The Foxtrot Network has reportedly pioneered a new model of "violence-as-a-service" (VaaS), which involves hiring teenage killers. Europol has identified this network and its concerning operational methods. AI

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AI agents linked to "violence-as-a-service" network

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    How AI agents can actually kill us... "The Foxtrot Network is known for pioneering a relatively new phenomenon of hiring teenage killers that Europol has called

    How AI agents can actually kill us... "The Foxtrot Network is known for pioneering a relatively new phenomenon of hiring teenage killers that Europol has called violence-as-a-service (VaaS)." https://www. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw8rzp l1ldkdo # reversecentaur # ai

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