New Delhi. Voting for the last phase of Lok Sabha elections in the country will be completed by 6 pm tomorrow. Exit polls will also be out with this. The results of the Lok Sabha elections will also be out on June 4. So far the elections have been completed peacefully. But now news of a big conspiracy is coming out. American company OpenAI claims that it has stopped such secret campaigns, which were trying to use artificial intelligence models to influence the elections in India. This shocking revelation has been made just 4 days before the results of the Lok Sabha elections are announced.
OpenAI’s report claims that an Israel-based network ‘started creating India-focused commentaries criticizing the ruling BJP party and praising the opposition Congress party.’ According to a report by ‘India Today’, this activity focused on the Indian elections was seen in May. OpenAI’s report cites campaigns in which AI was used for covert operations. Those campaigns were used to manipulate public opinion or influence political outcomes.
The OpenAI report mentioned that ‘while we observed these dangerous firms using our models in a variety of ways.’ The report further claimed that a group of accounts operated from Israel were used to create and edit content for covert operations. This content was shared on X, Facebook, Instagram, website and YouTube. The report said that ‘in early May, this network started targeting audiences in India with English language content.’
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Reacting to this report, Union Electronics and Technology Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that ‘It is quite clear that the BJP was and is the target of misinformation and foreign interference being spread by or on behalf of some Indian political parties.’ He called it a big threat to the country’s democracy.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : May 31, 2024, 19:46 IST