Main Topic: Increasing use of AI in manipulative information campaigns online.
Key Points:
1. Mandiant has observed the use of AI-generated content in politically-motivated online influence campaigns since 2019.
2. Generative AI models make it easier to create convincing fake videos, images, text, and code, posing a threat.
3. While the impact of these campaigns has been limited so far, AI's role in digital intrusions is expected to grow in the future.
China's People's Liberation Army aims to be a leader in generative artificial intelligence for military applications, but faces challenges including data limitations, political restrictions, and a need for trust in the technology. Despite these hurdles, China is at a similar level or even ahead of the US in some areas of AI development and views AI as a crucial component of its national strategy.
AI technology is making it easier and cheaper to produce mass-scale propaganda campaigns and disinformation, using generative AI tools to create convincing articles, tweets, and even journalist profiles, raising concerns about the spread of AI-powered fake content and the need for mitigation strategies.
Chinese tech firms Baidu, SenseTime, Baichuan, and Zhipu AI have launched their AI chatbots to the public after receiving government approval, signaling China's push to expand the use of AI products and compete with the United States.
Artificial intelligence will play a significant role in the 2024 elections, making the production of disinformation easier but ultimately having less impact than anticipated, while paranoid nationalism corrupts global politics by scaremongering and abusing power.
The United States and China are creating separate spheres for technology, leading to a "Digital Cold War" where artificial intelligence (AI) plays a crucial role, and democracies must coordinate across governments and sectors to succeed in this new era of "re-globalization."
The Pentagon is planning to create an extensive network of AI-powered technology and autonomous systems to address potential threats from China.
Chinese operatives have used AI-generated images to spread disinformation and provoke discussion on divisive political issues in the US as the 2024 election approaches, according to Microsoft analysts, raising concerns about the potential for foreign interference in US elections.
Microsoft researchers have discovered a network of fake social media accounts controlled by China that use artificial intelligence to influence US voters, according to a new research report.
AI on social media platforms, both as a tool for manipulation and for detection, is seen as a potential threat to voter sentiment in the upcoming US presidential elections, with China-affiliated actors leveraging AI-generated visual media to emphasize politically divisive topics, while companies like Accrete AI are employing AI to detect and predict disinformation threats in real-time.
The rivalry between the US and China over artificial intelligence (AI) is intensifying as both countries compete for dominance in the emerging field, but experts suggest that cooperation on certain issues is necessary to prevent conflicts and ensure global governance of AI. While tensions remain high and trust is lacking, potential areas of cooperation include AI safety and regulations. However, failure to cooperate could increase the risk of armed conflict and hinder the exploration and governance of AI.
China is employing artificial intelligence to manipulate American voters through the dissemination of AI-generated visuals and content, according to a report by Microsoft.
More than half of Americans believe that misinformation spread by artificial intelligence (AI) will impact the outcome of the 2024 presidential election, with supporters of both former President Trump and President Biden expressing concerns about the influence of AI on election results.
China's targeted and iterative approach to regulating artificial intelligence (AI) could provide valuable lessons for the United States, despite ideological differences, as the U.S. Congress grapples with comprehensive AI legislation covering various issues like national security, job impact, and democratic values. Learning from China's regulatory structure and process can help U.S. policymakers respond more effectively to the challenges posed by AI.
AI-generated content is becoming increasingly prevalent in political campaigns and poses a significant threat to democratic processes as it can be used to spread misinformation and disinformation to manipulate voters.
China's generative artificial intelligence (AI) craze has led to an abundance of language models, but investors warn that a shakeout is imminent due to cost and profit pressures, leading to consolidation and a price war among players.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to facilitate deceptive practices such as deepfake videos and misleading ads, posing a threat to American democracy, according to experts who testified before the U.S. Senate Rules Committee.
Foreign actors using artificial intelligence (AI) to influence elections is an evolving threat, with generative AI and large language models being uniquely suited to internet-era propaganda, as election interference becomes an arms race in the AI era which is likely to be more sophisticated than previous attempts in 2016.
The CIA expresses concern about China's growing artificial intelligence program and its potential threat to US national security, while also recognizing the potential benefits of AI for data analysis and research.
The use of AI, including deepfakes, by political leaders around the world is on the rise, with at least 16 countries deploying deepfakes for political gain, according to a report from Freedom House, leading to concerns over the spread of disinformation, censorship, and the undermining of public trust in the democratic process.
China's use of artificial intelligence (AI) to manipulate social media and shape global public opinion poses a growing threat to democracies, as generative AI allows for the creation of more effective and believable content at a lower cost, with implications for the 2024 elections.
AI-generated disinformation poses a significant threat to elections and democracies worldwide, as the line between fact and fiction becomes increasingly blurred.
