Microsoft Report Suggest China Might Leverage AI To Influence Elections!

• Microsoft's report warns that China may use AI-generated content to disrupt upcoming Lok Sabha elections in India, as well as other elections in countries like the United States and South Korea.
• China has already attempted an AI-generated disinformation campaign in the Taiwan presidential election in January, marking the first instance of a state-backed entity using AI-generated content to influence a foreign election.
• Microsoft observed several notable cyber and influence trends from China and North Korea since June 2023, including the use of more sophisticated influence techniques to achieve their goals.
• Chinese cyber actors have selected three target areas: countries across the South Pacific Islands, regional adversaries in the South China Sea region, and the US defence industrial base.
• Chinese influence campaigns have continued to refine AI-generated or AI-enhanced content, with influence actors showing a willingness to both amplify AI-generated media that benefits their strategic narratives and create their own video, memes, and audio content.
• Microsoft expects China to create and distribute AI-generated content via social media to influence these elections, although the impact remains low.
• China's experimentation with AI-made content could potentially become more effective over time.