MS "China may interfere in South Korea, US, and India elections with fake AI information"

Cyber actors linked to the Chinese government have been warned that they may exert influence in major elections held this year in South Korea, the United States, and India.

On the 5th (local time), according to the British daily The Guardian, Microsoft's Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) recently reported that China is expected to create and spread AI-based content favorable to itself regarding the elections in these countries.

Microsoft stated, "The impact of such content on viewers is still small," but expressed concern that "China's experiments to augment memes, videos, and audio will continue to increase and may eventually become effective."

Microsoft also revealed that China was identified as having intensively spread AI-generated false and manipulated information during Taiwan's presidential election last January. Microsoft added that this was the first time they had witnessed a state-sponsored group using AI-generated content to influence a foreign election.

Microsoft claimed that an actor known as 'Storm 1376' or 'Dragonbridge' was very active during the Taiwan presidential election period. This actor posted fake audio claiming that candidate Guo Taiming, who ran as an independent but later withdrew, supported one of the other candidates, and spread false information about President-elect Lai Ching-te, including allegations of embezzlement of state funds and having an illegitimate child, using AI news anchors.

Tom Burt, Microsoft's head of security, explained that over the past six months, China's disinformation operations have become much more active, reflecting an increase in cyberattack activities linked to the Chinese government. Burt said, "We are witnessing their experiments. I am worried about what situation might unfold next."

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