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AI-Generated Imagery and Multilingual Disinformation in Chinese Campaign Regarding Maui Wildfires
In a disinformation campaign concerning wildfires across Maui, Chinese operatives utilized AI-generated imagery to enhance the credibility of false narratives. These narratives claimed that the wildfires were the result of a secret "weather weapon" being tested by the United States. Researchers from Microsoft and other organizations identified these AI-generated images as a significant new tactic in influence operations.
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- incident-report
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- reported
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- Global
Reported occurrence date: 2023-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
Evidence & attribution
- AI Incident Database
- AI Incident Database · 2023-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
AI Incident Database, Responsible AI Collaborative; McGregor (2021), Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents. Incident-specific contributor credits are available at each citation link. Metadata adapted; article text excluded.
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
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