U.S. busts Russian AI bot farm spreading disinformation on X
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The U.S. Justice Department revealed a sophisticated information operation, involving nearly 1,000 AI-powered accounts on a social platform, linked to Russia's RT News, aiming to sow discord in the U.S. and beyond.
Russian bots, impersonating Americans, spread pro-Russia propaganda to sow discord; operated by AI, traced back to RT and funded by Federal Security Service, as per Justice Department.
The FBI, Dutch intel, and Canadian cybersecurity raised concerns about 'Meliorator,' a tool creating authentic online personas en masse, echoing disinformation; AI used to generate text and images, as per court documents.
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