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Suspected Chinese operatives using AI-generated images to spread disinformation among US voters, Microsoft says | CNN Politics (edition.cnn.com)

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Suspected Chinese operatives using AI-generated images to spread disinformation among US voters, Microsoft says | CNN Politics::Suspected Chinese operatives have used images made by artificial intelligence to mimic American voters online in an attempt to spread disinformation and provoke discussion on divisive political issues as the 2024 US election approaches, Microsoft analysts warned Thursday.

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Both China and Russia are still very active these days with their foreign public influence ops, and they’re absolutely being orchestrated at the highest levels of their respective governments.

It absolutely beggars belief that the CIA and NSA haven’t been told “gloves off” when dealing with this shit. The orchestration of psyops across basically all of the leading nations of the western hemisphere is a clear, present, and potentially existential danger… and we’re collectively doing fuck-all about it.

[–] Lophostemon@aussie.zone 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Imagine the amount of jail /executions that the US government would need to implement to clean up all the fucking crooked treasonous politicians on the take from Russia/China.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I’m gonna take a pass on the executions angle, but there should absolutely be federal felony charges leveled against a hell of a lot of elected officials. And at least a couple Supreme Court justices.

[–] Lophostemon@aussie.zone 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Do they still execute people for treason?

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 0 points 10 months ago

Yes, it’s one of the specifically enumerated possible punishments. And by all means, if they’re convicted and the severity warrants it, then that should be the sentence. But it should not be applied as a blanket policy.