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Central Asian leaders met in Astana on 6 November to discuss how militant groups can use AI, including deepfakes for propaganda and recruitment, according to Eurasianet.

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev offered a counterpoint: he said AI could also help officials detect and disrupt militant activity. He proposed hosting a regional branch of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism in Tashkent, alongside a digital-age education programme. Those are proposals and claims made at the meeting, not evidence of a new AI security system being deployed. Still, the discussion shows regional leaders treating AI as both a security challenge and a possible tool against it.

Discuss: Should governments use AI to identify militant content, or does the risk of misidentifying lawful speech outweigh that potential benefit?

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