U.S. says Russian Bot Farm Used AI to impersonate Americans

Thursday, July 11, 2024

The U.S. Department of Justice said it disrupted a Russian propaganda campaign using fake social media accounts, powered by artificial intelligence, to spread disinformation in the U.S. and other countries.

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You can tell a Russian bot by the Wadka on it's breath.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2024-07-10 11:15 PM | Reply

Wonder if any DR posters will suddenly be absent moving forward.

#2 | Posted by rstybeach11 at 2024-07-11 12:49 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Is that why Effete seems to have vanished?

HAAAAAAHAHAHAHHAHA

#3 | Posted by earthmuse at 2024-07-11 01:48 PM | Reply

I was just telling my idiotic friend who sees nothing wrong with and essentially worships AI this was happening already. Wouldn't believe me - just nonsense.

#4 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2024-07-11 02:00 PM | Reply

BTW Shocker - it happened on Twitter...

#5 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2024-07-11 02:02 PM | Reply

As soon as there is a new exploit to be had,
you can be sure China is on it that very day,
N. Korea and Iran, in a week, and Russia (otherwise occupied)
within a month...

#6 | Posted by earthmuse at 2024-07-11 02:20 PM | Reply

So that why Robson and Claudio run away. Their batteries run down.

#7 | Posted by Twinpac at 2024-07-11 02:24 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

The Singularity cannot be stopped because even if we were to stop developing here it hostile foreign nations like China and Russia would not.

In fact we recently appear to be exponentially accelerating our approach to it.

#8 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-07-12 04:39 PM | Reply

good point we should send weaponized robot dogs to conquer moscow.

#9 | Posted by Tor at 2024-07-12 06:15 PM | Reply