That acceleration comes at a time when the U.S. government is pulling back on efforts to debunk and raise awareness about influence campaigns.
At least one China-based technology company, GoLaxy, seems to be using generative AI to build influence operations in Taiwan and Hong Kong, according to internal documents leaked to researchers at Vanderbilt University’s Institute of National Security.
* Documents detailed how GoLaxy appears to be tapping generative AI to mine social media profiles and create content that „feels authentic, adapts in real-time and avoids detection,“ the researchers wrote in a New York Times opinion piece.
* Using tools including DeepSeek’s open-source reasoning model, GoLaxy created synthetic personas that can adapt their messaging to cater to certain audiences, and can also mimic real people.
* GoLaxy — which operates in close alignment with the Chinese government’s interests — allegedly used these personas in the lead-up to the 2024 Taiwanese election and to rebut opposition to the 2020 national security law that ended Hong Kong’s autonomy.
Documents also show that GoLaxy has created profiles for at least 117 members of Congress and over 2,000 American political figures and thought leaders.“
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I’m not surprised at all.
You already see a lot of posts here on Reddit that were generated by an AI, and a lot of them have some lean to them. Social media is becoming an empty space where it’s beginning to become hard to tell if the person you’re interacting with is an actual person.
It’s a mess.
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„The world of [AI](https://archive.is/o/HfNfK/https://www.axios.com/technology/automation-and-ai)-generated, adversarial disinformation is growing rapidly — and it’s already indistinguishable from run-of-the-mill social posts.
That acceleration comes at a time when the U.S. government is pulling back on efforts to debunk and raise awareness about influence campaigns.
At least one China-based technology company, GoLaxy, seems to be using generative AI to build influence operations in Taiwan and Hong Kong, according to internal documents leaked to researchers at Vanderbilt University’s Institute of National Security.
* Documents detailed how GoLaxy appears to be tapping generative AI to mine social media profiles and create content that „feels authentic, adapts in real-time and avoids detection,“ the researchers wrote in a New York Times opinion piece.
* Using tools including DeepSeek’s open-source reasoning model, GoLaxy created synthetic personas that can adapt their messaging to cater to certain audiences, and can also mimic real people.
* GoLaxy — which operates in close alignment with the Chinese government’s interests — allegedly used these personas in the lead-up to the 2024 Taiwanese election and to rebut opposition to the 2020 national security law that ended Hong Kong’s autonomy.
Documents also show that GoLaxy has created profiles for at least 117 members of Congress and over 2,000 American political figures and thought leaders.“
I’m not surprised at all.
You already see a lot of posts here on Reddit that were generated by an AI, and a lot of them have some lean to them. Social media is becoming an empty space where it’s beginning to become hard to tell if the person you’re interacting with is an actual person.
It’s a mess.