China has adopted some of the same misinformation tactics that Russia used ahead of the 2016 election, researchers and government officials say.
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Microsoft warns that China is using AI to stir the pot ahead of US election
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... Beware random inflammatory questions on social media -- they may come from a threat actor.
With the US presidential election looming, China is stepping up its disinformation game with increased use of AI, Microsoft's Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) reports.
MTAC issued a report today that found Chinese state-linked individuals have upped the amount of AI being used to create misinformation and have also started to pose as Americans while asking divisive questions on US domestic issues via social media. Microsoft suggests this could be an attempt to gather intelligence on key US voting demographics, possibly to help tailor disinformation.
"China will, at a minimum, create and amplify AI-generated content that benefits their positions in these high-profile elections," Microsoft said, adding that China also appears to be targeting national elections in India and South Korea as well. North Korean cyber actors appear to be lending a hand too, MTAC says. ...
The report cites several examples of Chinese-affiliated miscreants, led by someone MTAC dubbed Storm-1376, as having already tried to spread conspiracy theories in the US. Microsoft has attributed to China posts about the wildfires on Maui in Hawaii last year being an intentional act by the US government to test a "weather weapon". Such conspiracy theories have been touted elsewhere and made recovery efforts on the island more difficult.
China has made similar moves to sow disinformation about US drug use, a train derailment in Kentucky last year, race relations, urban decay, and other hot-button issues Stateside. ...
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