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EU auditors say AI is helping tobacco smugglers pick their next target
TechIllicit tobacco trade report
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The European Court of Auditors has published a report on the illicit tobacco market in the EU, revealing a lack of reliable data on its size and structure.
The report also finds that criminal networks are using artificial intelligence to determine their next targets.
- Criminal networks use AI to plan their next moves
- Report highlights fragmented efforts and persistent gaps in combating illicit tobacco trade
- EU has no reliable picture of illicit tobacco market size and structure
- Criminal networks use AI to plan their next moves
- Report highlights fragmented efforts and persistent gaps in combating illicit tobacco trade
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- Center: EU auditors put the cost of illicit tobacco at €13bn a year and say the bloc has no picture of the market, while criminal networks use AI to find the gaps.
- Right: Not enough sources yet — framing will appear once outlets on this side cover the story.
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- Potential increased effectiveness of tobacco smuggling operations
Why It Matters
Illicit tobacco trade poses health and economic risks to the EU
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- Sep 9The Next Web (XX): EU auditors put the cost of illicit tobacco at €13bn a year and say the bloc has no picture of the market, while criminal networks use AI to
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