This year, elections are being held in many major countries of the world. These include India, South Korea and America. Microsoft has warned that Chinese hackers will try to disrupt these elections using AI.
According to Microsoft, Chinese hackers will try to influence the elections through memes, videos and audios. According to the tech giant, China is using fake social media accounts to divide voters. The company said in a post, ‘China has increased the use of AI-generated content to pursue its goals around the world.’
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How will China influence the elections?
The report says, ‘China will create and disseminate AI-generated content for its interests. ‘Despite the likelihood of such content influencing election results decreasing, China’s growing use of memes, video and audio will likely continue, and may prove more effective in the future.’
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A Chinese cyber expert, Flax Typhoon, which often attacks telecom networks, targeted India, the Philippines, Hong Kong and the US in the early and winter of 2023, the report said.
On the other hand, misleading social media accounts of people associated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have started raising controversial questions on key issues dividing American voters. Cyber hackers linked to China also used AI-generated content in Taiwan’s presidential election in January this year.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: April 6, 2024, 12:48 IST