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China-Based Hackers Impersonated US Voters With AI-generated Propaganda During 2022 Elections: Microsoft
Epoch Times ^ | 9/7/23 | Andrew Thornebrooke

Posted on 09/08/2023 7:35:04 AM PDT by CFW

China-based hackers impersonated American voters online and used artificial intelligence (AI) to create and promote divisive online content during the 2022 midterm elections, according to a report by Microsoft.

The effort was part of a series of covert influence operations by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) intended to mimic U.S. voters from across the political spectrum and create controversy along racial, economic, and ideological lines, according to the Sept. 7 report. “Ahead of the 2022 U.S. midterms, Microsoft and industry partners observed CCP-affiliated social media accounts impersonating U.S. voters—new territory for CCP-affiliated [influence operations],” the report reads.

(Excerpt) Read more at theepochtimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: china; elections; politics; socialmedia
I think we still have these fake accounts posting on news-sites that allow comments.

It's my opinion that the talking points memo goes out to the fake accounts at about 10:00 a.m. every morning. That's about the time you can see the sometimes word for word comments appear that all support the leftist narrative of the day. They all love Biden and insist that his policies are fantastic for the U.S. economy. And they all have their version of "orange man bad".

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China-Based Hackers Impersonated US Voters With AI-generated Propaganda During 2022 Elections: Microsoft

1 posted on 09/08/2023 7:35:04 AM PDT by CFW
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"China-based hackers impersonated American voters online and used artificial intelligence (AI) to create and promote divisive online content during the 2022 midterm elections, according to a report by Microsoft."

Just look at any Ukraine cheerleading thread.

2 posted on 09/08/2023 7:39:35 AM PDT by Tench_Coxe (The woke were surprised by the reaction to the Bud Light fiasco. May there be many more surprises)
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Hence EO 13848


3 posted on 09/08/2023 7:39:56 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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The ChiComs don’t need AI generated bots spewing racial division and hatred. The Democrats are more than happy to do it for them.


4 posted on 09/08/2023 7:43:54 AM PDT by nhbob1
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Why are there no specific examples of the memes or accounts that are involved? They lump the bombing of the Nordstream pipeline by the US into the list of lies like the US started Covid. I think this article itself may be propaganda.


5 posted on 09/08/2023 7:52:53 AM PDT by Venkman
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I know, let`s play a new game, “Are you a bot or not?”.


6 posted on 09/08/2023 7:57:08 AM PDT by armourenthusiast (I capitalize everything related to South)
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We know this. We call them Zeepers


7 posted on 09/08/2023 8:16:11 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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8 posted on 09/08/2023 8:52:37 AM PDT by The Louiswu (PEDO JOE MUST GO!!!)
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Here is a source that tries to debunk anti-Asian stereotypes and myths.

One is

Asians are also often portrayed as unemotional or duplicitous in popular culture. As supposedly unemotional people, Asians are seen as lacking empathy or incapable of expressing their emotion....
As supposedly duplicitous people, Asians are seen as dishonest, untrustworthy and masters at concealing their true intentions or feelings. This ties with the exotic or perpetual foreigner stereotype....

https://www.centerforracialhealing.org/post/10-anti-asian-stereotypes-that-need-to-be-dumped-now

AI generated people would reflect machine like lack of human emotion.


9 posted on 09/08/2023 9:15:35 AM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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At last, someone figured out where Q-Anon came from.

Trust "The Plan."

Everyone remember how well "The Plan" worked out?

10 posted on 09/08/2023 9:47:40 AM PDT by zeestephen (Trump "Lost" By 43,000 Votes - Spread Across Three States - GA, WI, AZ)
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"Best erection ever!"


11 posted on 09/08/2023 10:39:06 AM PDT by moovova ("The NEXT election is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
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You don’t have to like Ukraine to recognize that Russia is in the wrong...


12 posted on 09/08/2023 11:06:39 AM PDT by jdege
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AI doesn’t do fingers well.

6 on each hand.


13 posted on 09/08/2023 4:21:50 PM PDT by unlearner (RIP America. July 4, 1776 - December 13, 2022 . )
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