China Is Targeting U.S. Voters and Taiwan With AI-Powered Disinformation
Source: The Wall Street Journal.
POLITICS NATIONAL SECURITY
China Is Targeting U.S. Voters and Taiwan With AI-Powered Disinformation
Findings from Microsoft and others shed light on Beijing’s expanding covert influence operations
By Dustin Volz
https://twitter.com/dnvolz
dustin.volz@wsj.com
April 5, 2024 12:00 am ET
SAN FRANCISCO—Online actors linked to the Chinese government are increasingly leveraging artificial intelligence to target voters in the U.S., Taiwan and elsewhere with disinformation, according to new cybersecurity research and U.S. officials.
The Chinese-linked campaigns laundered false information through fake accounts on social-media platforms, seeking to identify divisive domestic political issues and potentially influence elections. The tactics identified in a new cyber-threat report published Friday by Microsoft are among the first uncovered that directly tie the use of generative AI tools to a covert state-sponsored online influence operation against foreign voters. They also demonstrate more-advanced methods than previously seen.
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Read more: https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/china-is-targeting-u-s-voters-and-taiwan-with-ai-powered-disinformation-34f59e21
Hat tip, Joe.My.God.
WSJ: China Using AI To Spread Disinfo To US Voters
April 5, 2024
https://www.joemygod.com/2024/04/wsj-china-using-ai-to-spread-disinfo-to-us-voters/
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China tests US voter fault lines and ramps AI content to boost its geopolitical interests
Apr 4, 2024 | Clint Watts - General Manager, Microsoft Threat Analysis Center
https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2024/04/04/china-ai-influence-elections-mtac-cybersecurity/
