Ukraine is using AI-generated images of women to trap and extract sensitive information from Russian soldiers.
Molfar, a Ukrainian risk assessment and analysis company, told The Times they create fake profiles on dating apps and “swipe right” on “really desperate” infantrymen to trick them into sharing war-winning details about the Russian invasion.
Angelina, responsible for chatting with some soldiers from behind a fake profile, said they are seeking information on troop numbers, military equipment, the success of attacks and logistical issues.
Employees say inexperienced recruits share information about their role, where they serve and the changing experience of warfare on the front lines.
They claim to be ‘not concerned with the horny one’ because all they want to talk about is sex.
Excerpts from a conversation show a Russian soldier saying, “You must be taken to Moscow as soon as possible. I don’t like waiting [sex] too long,” before Angelina slows things down and suggests he’s “decent and faithful.”
A Twitter user used the Midjourney AI system to create these images of people at a party. Now Ukraine supporters are using AI faces to extract sensitive information from Russian soldiers
As published in The times a conversation between one of the women and a Russian soldier
In conversation with De TijdAngelina and her colleague Masha explained that they have no pity for their targets.
“They come to my country, they want to kill my people,” Angelina explained.
She said her brother was killed in conflict at the beginning of the war and her father is currently in the service.
During the war, Ukraine and its allies have innovative new AI technologies for a range of applications, including analyzing satellite imagery and conducting battlefield damage assessments, National Defense Magazine explained.
Geospatial intelligence has been the main application of AI for Ukraine since 2022.
AI systems can analyze satellite images and combine imagery from different sources to provide a clearer, more accurate position of the land.
AI-powered facial recognition software has also helped Ukraine identify fallen soldiers and address misinformation head-on.
Yesterday, the head of MI6 gave a speech at the British Embassy in Prague about the possible role of AI for British intelligence and the place for Russian defectors in espionage.
Sir Richard Moore urged Russians dissatisfied with the war to join British intelligence if they wanted to “end the bloodshed” in Ukraine.
He said: “While witnessing the venality, infighting and callous incompetence of their leaders – the human factor at its worst – many Russians struggle with the same dilemmas their predecessors faced in 1968.
“I invite them to do what others have been doing for the past year and a half and to join forces with us. Our door is always open… Their secrets are safe with us and together we will work to end the bloodshed.”
Moore also used the speech to push for AI to aid in spy missions to uncover secrets that machines can’t reach.
He believes the technology will soon put a bounty on espionage organizations like MI6, whose agents could be tasked with uncovering plots and conspiracies, infiltrating closed groups or influencing governments.
He didn’t believe the technology would replace humans, but could be used as a tool to support them.
AI has long been used by spy agencies to aid their missions.
2021, GCHQ announced its intention to use the technology to address issues ranging from child sexual abuse to disinformation and human trafficking.
A Russian soldier in occupied territory during the invasion of Ukraine. Molfar staff said they use fake profiles to trap and extract information from ‘really desperate’ soldiers
Another AI-generated image from Midjourney shows fake women at a party. Molfar uses similar photos for fake profiles on dating apps to entice desperate infantrymen
As early as March 2019, a Russian defector claimed to have fallen in love with a Ukrainian spy in a honeypot thong and handed over battle plans detailing a planned future invasion of Ukraine.
“I now have a very special friend,” she said at the time. He is “much more important to me” than her past loyalty to pro-Moscow rebels in her eastern Ukrainian homeland.
She said Russia planned to sneak 100,000 troops into the country within four hours, bringing the country to its knees.
MailOnline approached Molfar for comment.
Molfar is a global community of 60 analysts and more than 200 volunteers whose work includes identifying war criminals, refuting Russian propaganda and archiving events.