AI is fueling China’s cyber war against the US

Once again, China is harnessing new Western technology to attack and undermine the US at home and overseas. According to a new report from Microsoft, this time, China is using AI-generated fake social media accounts to influence the outcome of the upcoming US presidential elections.

The report, Same targets, new playbooks: East Asia threat actors employ unique methods, details China’s recent attempts to discredit the US government, including misinformation regarding: the Kentucky train derailment in November; the Maui wildfires in August; the disposal of Japanese nuclear wastewater, illegal drug use in the US as well as exacerbating the increasing racial tensions across the US.