09/24/2024

U.S. Officials Say Russia is Embracing AI for its Election Influence Efforts

They made the announcement publicly yesterday

Russia is the most prolific foreign influence actor using artificial intelligence to generate content targeting the 2024 presidential election, U.S. intelligence officials said on Monday.

The cutting-edge technology is making it easier for Russia as well as Iran to quickly and more convincingly tailor often-polarizing content aimed at swaying American voters, an official from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told reporters at a briefing.

"The [intelligence community] considers AI a malign influence accelerant, not yet a revolutionary influence tool," the official said. "In other words, information operations are the threat, and AI is an enabler."

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