According to new security studies from Microsoft and U.S. leaders, China is using artificial intelligence to targeted voters in the United States, Taiwan, and other nations with deception activities.
The Wall Street Journal reports that , Microsoft’s cyber- threat report, published on Friday, reveals that Foreign- linked website actors are using more sophisticated methods, including conceptual Artificial tools, to spread false information through bogus social media accounts. These methods have the potential to influence foreign elections by identifying contentious domestic political issues.
The report emphasizes that accounts on X/Twitter, some more than a decade old, began posting last month about issues such as National drug use, immigration laws, and cultural conflicts. In some cases, these articles relied on somewhat primitive conceptual AI to generate images and asked followers to share their opinions on political candidates to gain insight into American citizens ‘ political views.
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Tom Burt, Microsoft’s mind of consumer protection and respect, expressed worry about the evolving tradecraft and enormous state resources behind China’s disinformation operations. ” We’re seeing them trial”, Burt said. ” I’m worried about where it does come next”.
In Taiwan’s January national election, Microsoft noticed a rise in the use of more advanced Artificial tools, including a fake audio tape of a former president supporting one of the other candidates. This was the first time a nation-state professional had used AI to thwart an international election, according to Microsoft’s experts.
The U. S. knowledge society’s annual global threats report also noted China’s increased capabilities to perform subtle influence operations and distribute disinformation. According to the report, China was “experimenting with generative AI” and making more efforts to influence American politics regarding issues like Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Read more at , the Wall Street Journal here.
For Breitbart News, Lucas Nolan reports on issues involving free speech and online censorship.
