Hungary: AI used to hunt Viktor Orbán's alleged corruption

Head of Hungary's anti-graft body says €160bn may have been siphoned off during ex-PM's 16 years in power

10. Juni 2026 um 14:10 Uhr / Von Marton Dunai, Financial Times

Outgoing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives at the Presidential Sandor Palace in Budapest on April 15, 2026 to meet with Hungary's President, three days after general elections in Hungary. Bild: Ferenc ISZA / AFP via Getty Images

Hungary's anti-corruption office has developed an AI model to track the money allegedly siphoned off during former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's 16 years in power.

Ferenc Biró, head of Hungary's Integrity Authority, told the FT: "We have built a state-of-the-art anti-corruption authority, using AI and machine learning integrated into a system that is capable of monitoring Hungary's economic transactions in real time."