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AI-Generated Propaganda Is Just as Persuasive as the Real Thing, Worrying Study Finds


Propaganda from popular AI tools “could blend into online information environments on par with…existing foreign covert propaganda campaigns."

Last week, OpenAI and Microsoft jointly announced that the governments of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea were using their AI tools for “malicious cyber activities.” This included translation, coding, research, and generating text for phishing attacks. The study, published this week in the peer-reviewed journal PNAS Nexus by researchers from Georgetown University and Stanford, used OpenAI’s GPT-3 model—which is less capable than the latest model, GPT-4—to generate propaganda news articles. By signing up, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy& to receive electronic communications from Vice Media Group, which may include marketing promotions, advertisements and sponsored content.

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