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Election disinformation takes a big leap with AI being used to deceive worldwide

Mar. 14, 2024 03:46 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Artificial intelligence is supercharging the threat of election disinformation worldwide, making it easy for anyone with a smartphone and a devious imagination to create fake – but convincing – content aimed at fooling voters. It marks a quantum leap from a few...

Behind the doors of a Chinese hacking company, a sordid culture fueled by influence, alcohol and sex

Mar. 08, 2024 04:28 AM EST

BEIJING (AP) — The hotel was spacious. It was upscale. It had a karaoke bar. The perfect venue, the CEO of the Chinese hacking company thought, to hold a Lunar New Year banquet currying favor with government officials. There was just one drawback, his top deputy said. “Who goes...

Ex-Google engineer charged with stealing AI trade secrets while working with Chinese companies

Mar. 06, 2024 22:06 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former software engineer at Google has been charged with stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets from the company while secretly working with two companies based in China, the Justice Department said Wednesday. Linwei Ding, a Chinese national, was...

The US is bracing for complex, fast-moving threats to elections this year, FBI director warns

Feb. 29, 2024 14:06 PM EST

McLEAN, VA. (AP) — The United States expects to face fast-moving threats to American elections this year as artificial intelligence and other technological advances have made interference and meddling easier than before, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Thursday. “The U.S. has...

US says it disrupted a China cyber threat, but warns hackers could still wreak havoc for Americans

Jan. 31, 2024 18:48 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials said Wednesday they disrupted a state-backed Chinese effort to plant malware that could be used to damage civilian infrastructure, as the head of the FBI warned that Beijing is positioning itself to disrupt the daily lives of Americans if the United States and...