Generative AI and elections are key focus for hackers in 2024, report warns
1 year, 1 month ago

Generative AI and elections are key focus for hackers in 2024, report warns

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hackers are turning to generative AI to help them scam people and will look to disrupt major elections taking place during 2024, according to a new cyber threat report. The cyber-security firm’s study said generative AI tools such as ChatGPT are likely to be exploited to help less capable hackers improve their scams and cyber attack capabilities – something ChatGPT maker OpenAI confirmed was happening last week when it announced it had removed accounts linked to state-backed hacking groups that were exploiting its AI tools. The report said generative AI had “massively democratised computing to improve adversary operations” and was helping “lower the entry barrier” for less skilled hackers to carry out attacks. Adam Meyers, head of counter adversary operations at CrowdStrike, said: “Over the course of 2023, CrowdStrike observed unprecedented stealthy operations from brazen eCrime groups, sophisticated nation-state actors and hacktivists targeting businesses in every sector spanning the globe.

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The Year of the AI Election Wasn’t Quite What Everyone Expected
2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Year of the AI Election Wasn’t Quite What Everyone Expected

Wired  

In the spring, the US saw what was likely its first AI candidate. At the outset of 2024, many suggested that even if not winning office, generative AI would play a pivotal role in—and pose significant risks to—democratic elections, as more than 2 billion people voted in more than 60 countries. “I think concern about misleading deepfakes was taking up …

Did artificial intelligence shape the 2024 US election?
3 months ago

Did artificial intelligence shape the 2024 US election?

Al Jazeera  

Days after New Hampshire voters received a robocall with an artificially generated voice that resembled President Joe Biden’s, the Federal Communications Commission banned the use of AI-generated voices in robocalls. “This was not ‘the AI election.’” Daniel Schiff, assistant professor of technology policy at Purdue University, said there was no “massive eleventh-hour campaign” that misled voters about polling places and …

GenAI used in less than 1% of election-related misinformation in 2024, finds Meta study
3 months, 2 weeks ago

GenAI used in less than 1% of election-related misinformation in 2024, finds Meta study

Firstpost  

The study examined election-related posts across 40 countries, including key regions like India, the US, and the EU, and found that AI played a minor role in spreading misinformation during major elections in 2024 The study’s findings suggest that fears of AI-generated disinformation disrupting elections may have been overstated, at least for now. Image Credit: Reuters A recent analysis by …

Meta says AI had only ‘modest’ impact on global elections in 2024
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Meta says AI had only ‘modest’ impact on global elections in 2024

Al Jazeera  

The Facebook and Instagram owner says its defences were able to prevent AI-driven misinformation operations from gaining an online foothold. Despite fears that artificial intelligence could influence the outcome of elections around the world, the United States technology giant Meta said it detected little impact across its platforms this year. “I don’t think the use of generative AI was a …

FBI uncovers deceptive AI deepfakes in 2024 election's final hours
4 months, 3 weeks ago

FBI uncovers deceptive AI deepfakes in 2024 election's final hours

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — The competing claims flying across our screens have heated up in recent weeks, but we ain’t seen nothing yet. “Apparently we're just gonna, you know, hope for the best,” Sen. Josh Hawley — one of the louder voices calling for AI guardrails in this Congress — told Raw Story. “I don't think there's going to be a major …

Chinese enterprises fight AI hackers with robotic guardians
7 months, 1 week ago

Chinese enterprises fight AI hackers with robotic guardians

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-08-17 15:19 BEIJING -- As the Chinese adage goes: "apply the same tactics to the person who used them on you." At a time when artificial intelligence increasingly looms behind cyberattacks, Chinese enterprises have started to employ generative AI technologies to build up defense against such AI threats. Qi-Anxin Group, a leading Chinese cybersecurity company, released its …

Chinese enterprises fight AI hackers with robotic guardians
7 months, 1 week ago

Chinese enterprises fight AI hackers with robotic guardians

China Daily  

BEIJING -- As the Chinese adage goes: "apply the same tactics to the person who used them on you." At a time when artificial intelligence increasingly looms behind cyberattacks, Chinese enterprises have started to employ generative AI technologies to build up defense against such AI threats. Qi-Anxin Group, a leading Chinese cybersecurity company, released its large-scale model QAX-GPT in March, …

Chinese enterprises fight AI hackers with robotic guardians
7 months, 1 week ago

Chinese enterprises fight AI hackers with robotic guardians

China Daily  

BEIJING -- As the Chinese adage goes: "apply the same tactics to the person who used them on you." At a time when artificial intelligence increasingly looms behind cyberattacks, Chinese enterprises have started to employ generative AI technologies to build up defense against such AI threats. Qi-Anxin Group, a leading Chinese cybersecurity company, released its large-scale model QAX-GPT in March, …

Microsoft says Iran is using fake news sites to influence 2024 election
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Microsoft says Iran is using fake news sites to influence 2024 election

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Groups connected to the Iranian government are ramping up their …

Big Tech Is Giving Campaigns Both the Venom and the Antidote for GenAI
9 months ago

Big Tech Is Giving Campaigns Both the Venom and the Antidote for GenAI

Wired  

The Biden campaign is facing its first major cheapfake scandal this week. It’s exactly the type of content the right-wing media apparatus drools over to play up Biden’s age, despite the clips being edited in a manner reminiscent of the drunk Nancy Pelosi video from last cycle. And while we’re all starting to get stressed over simple editing and cropping …

AI experimentation is high risk, high reward for low-profile political campaigns
9 months, 1 week ago

AI experimentation is high risk, high reward for low-profile political campaigns

Associated Press  

Adrian Perkins was running for reelection as the mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, when he was surprised by a harsh campaign hit piece. National safeguards lacking Some local candidates already have faced criticism for deploying AI in misleading ways, from a Republican state senate candidate in Tennessee who used an AI headshot to make himself look slimmer and younger to Philadelphia’s …

AI could supercharge disinformation and disrupt EU elections, experts warn
9 months, 2 weeks ago

AI could supercharge disinformation and disrupt EU elections, experts warn

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Voters in the European Union are set to elect lawmakers starting Thursday for the bloc’s parliament, in a major democratic exercise that’s also likely to be overshadowed by online disinformation. “Russian state- He said Russia’s “information manipulation” efforts are taking advantage of increasing use of social media penetration “and cheap AI-assisted operations.” Bots are being used to push …

2024 Is the Year of the Generative AI Election
9 months, 3 weeks ago

2024 Is the Year of the Generative AI Election

Wired  

I’m a reporter on the WIRED Politics desk, and I’m taking over for Makena this week to talk about politicians rising from the dead in India and the rapper Eminem endorsing opposition parties in South Africa. Or perhaps you’re one of the people whom WIRED contributors Nilesh Christopher and Varsha Bansal spoke to for this great WIRED feature, and who …

The WIRED AI Elections Project
9 months, 3 weeks ago

The WIRED AI Elections Project

Wired  

In India and Indonesia, dead leaders are rising to throw their support behind their political successors; in South Africa, the rapper Eminem is endorsing opposition parties; and in the United States, President Joe Biden is telling voters in New Hampshire to stay home. But we’ve Experts know that generative AI is poised to drastically change the information landscape, but we’re …

Now armed with AI, America’s adversaries will try to influence election, security officials warn
10 months, 1 week ago

Now armed with AI, America’s adversaries will try to influence election, security officials warn

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — America’s foreign adversaries will again seek to influence the upcoming U.S. elections, top security officials warned members of the Senate Wednesday, harnessing the latest innovations in artificial intelligence to spread online disinformation, mislead voters and undermine trust in democracy. But the U.S. has greatly improved its ability to safeguard election security and identify and combat foreign disinformation campaigns …

Discerning truth becomes a tough task with rise of Artificial Intelligence
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Discerning truth becomes a tough task with rise of Artificial Intelligence

New Indian Express  

VISAKHAPATNAM: Scrolling through his news feed with a frown, a first-time voter seated in the politically charged milieu of a local tea shop remarks, “Every time I come across something online these days, it makes me question its authenticity.” Rao, who has voted in every election since he was 18, leans in closer, squinting at the screen. While the rise …

Election 2024: Nervous about falling behind, Democrats wrestle with AI use
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Election 2024: Nervous about falling behind, Democrats wrestle with AI use

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s campaign and Democratic candidates are in a fevered race with Republicans over who can best exploit the potential of artificial intelligence, a technology that could transform American elections — and perhaps threaten democracy itself. The Trump campaign said in a statement that it “uses a set of proprietary algorithmic tools, like many other campaigns across …

Will hackers, trolls and AI deepfakes upset the 2024 election?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Will hackers, trolls and AI deepfakes upset the 2024 election?

LA Times  

More than 100 bills have been introduced in at least 39 states to limit and regulate AI-generated materials, according to the Voting Rights Lab, a nonpartisan organization that tracks election-related legislation. A recent threat analysis by Microsoft said a network of Chinese- One Chinese disinformation ploy, according to the Microsoft report, claimed that the U.S. government deliberately set the wildfires …

Hackers from China using AI to disrupt Indian elections: Microsoft warns
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Hackers from China using AI to disrupt Indian elections: Microsoft warns

India TV News  

Microsoft's Threat Analysis team has cautioned that China is poised to disrupt major elections across the world, in a stark alert which further includes those in India, the US, and South Korea via the creation and dissemination of AI-generated content. The Threat: China's growing influence Despite the current impact of such content on election outcomes being deemed low, the team …

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

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

Associated Press  

LONDON — 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. Some recent examples of AI deepfakes include: — A video of Moldova’s pro-Western president throwing her support behind a political party friendly to Russia. …

AI worm that infects computers and reads emails created by researchers
1 year ago

AI worm that infects computers and reads emails created by researchers

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Security researchers have developed a self-replicating AI worm that can infiltrate people’s emails …

Cybersecurity in 2024: The season of deception and deepfakes
1 year, 1 month ago

Cybersecurity in 2024: The season of deception and deepfakes

Live Mint  

Artificial intelligence is a double-edged sword. “AI is constantly learning, which means it can analyse vast amounts of data, far more than human cybersecurity professionals, making it the perfect tool for cybercriminals,” says Pratim Mukherjee, senior director of engineering, McAfee. “Cybercriminals are also crafting fake photos to assume the physical likeness of another with the help of generative AI,” Mukherjee …

Major companies join forces to combat AI-generated election interference
1 year, 1 month ago

Major companies join forces to combat AI-generated election interference

Live Mint  

In a groundbreaking move, major technology companies have come together to voluntarily adopt measures aimed at preventing the malicious use of artificial intelligence tools to disrupt democratic elections globally. Recent instances of AI-generated election interference, such as robocalls mimicking U.S. President Joe Biden's voice and AI-generated audio recordings impersonating political candidates, highlight the urgency of addressing this issue. Lisa Gilbert, …

Tech companies sign accord to combat AI-generated election trickery
1 year, 1 month ago

Tech companies sign accord to combat AI-generated election trickery

Associated Press  

Major technology companies signed a pact Friday to voluntarily adopt “reasonable precautions” to prevent artificial intelligence tools from being used to disrupt democratic elections around the world. The accord is largely symbolic, but targets increasingly realistic AI-generated images, audio and video “that deceptively fake or alter the appearance, voice, or actions of political candidates, election officials, and other key stakeholders …

Tech companies plan to sign accord to combat AI-generated election trickery
1 year, 1 month ago

Tech companies plan to sign accord to combat AI-generated election trickery

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — At least six major technology companies are planning to sign an agreement this week that would guide how they try to put a stop to the use of artificial intelligence tools to disrupt democratic elections. Attempts at AI-generated election interference have already begun, such as when AI robocalls that mimicked U.S. President Joe Biden’s voice tried to …

AI fakes raise election risks as lawmakers and tech companies scramble to catch up
1 year, 1 month ago

AI fakes raise election risks as lawmakers and tech companies scramble to catch up

NPR  

AI fakes raise election risks as lawmakers and tech companies scramble to catch up Enlarge this image toggle caption Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images "What a bunch of malarkey." "We don't really think of as a free-standing threat but as more of a threat amplifier," said Dan Weiner, director of the elections and government program at the Brennan Center …

"Terrifying": Expert outlines "endless" ways AI could "further fracture" elections and our democracy
1 year, 1 month ago

"Terrifying": Expert outlines "endless" ways AI could "further fracture" elections and our democracy

Salon  

Misinformation and disinformation have always posed a threat to elections, fostering distrust in the voting process and endangering election workers. In other election campaigns, we have seen “faked candidate content” spreading disinformation, Oren Etzioni, professor of Computer Science at the University of Washington and Founding CEO of the Allen Institute for AI, told Salon. “One of the prominent ways people …

‘Abuse’: Politicians are fretting about AI stealing their faces and voices
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Abuse’: Politicians are fretting about AI stealing their faces and voices

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — We’re in the midst of the first deepfake election in U.S. history, and, if Congress keeps up at its current pace, expect to be bombarded with disinformation guised as the nation’s politicians. Schumer and a bipartisan group of senators even hosted rare all-Senate briefings that tackled AI issues.. With sarcasm dripping from his voice, Sen. Josh Hawley told …

British spy agency warns rapid development of AI will cause massive increase in cyberattacks
1 year, 2 months ago

British spy agency warns rapid development of AI will cause massive increase in cyberattacks

Firstpost  

The National Cyber Security Centre, a division of Britain’s GCHQ spy agency, issued a warning on Wednesday, stating that the rapid evolution of Artificial Intelligence tools is likely to result in a surge in cyberattacks. The agency anticipates that the lower entry barriers facilitated by these advancements will empower less sophisticated hackers to inflict digital harm, contributing to a global …

Generative AI Learned Nothing From Web 2.0
1 year, 2 months ago

Generative AI Learned Nothing From Web 2.0

Wired  

If 2022 was the year the generative AI boom started, 2023 was the year of the generative AI panic. The US Federal Elections Commission is looking into deceptive campaign ads, Congress is calling for oversight into how AI companies develop and label training data for their algorithms, and the European Union passed its new AI Act with last-minute tweaks to …

Artificial Intelligence, Disinformation, and the 2024 Indonesian Elections
1 year, 3 months ago

Artificial Intelligence, Disinformation, and the 2024 Indonesian Elections

The Diplomat  

The 2024 Indonesian elections will take place at a technological watershed, with artificial intelligence and machine learning poised to play an influential role. There is clear evidence of Indonesians harnessing AI technology to craft engaging social media content on platforms like TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and X. Plus, with the clear evidence of buzzers or cybertroopers that have operated on social …

Generative AI ‘helping criminals create more sophisticated cyber attacks’
1 year, 3 months ago

Generative AI ‘helping criminals create more sophisticated cyber attacks’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. With generative AI also lowering the technical barrier to creating convincing profile pictures, impeccable …

Here’s How Violent Extremists Are Exploiting Generative AI Tools
1 year, 4 months ago

Here’s How Violent Extremists Are Exploiting Generative AI Tools

Wired  

Extremist groups have begun to experiment with artificial intelligence, and in particular generative AI, in order to create a flood of new propaganda. Experts now fear the growing use of generative AI tools by these groups will overturn the work Big Tech has done in recent years to keep their content off the internet. “Our biggest concern is that if …

AI Chatbots Are Invading Your Local Government—and Making Everyone Nervous
1 year, 6 months ago

AI Chatbots Are Invading Your Local Government—and Making Everyone Nervous

Wired  

The United States Environmental Protection Agency blocked its employees from accessing ChatGPT while the US State Department staff in Guinea used it to draft speeches and social media posts. State and city officials told WIRED they believe the technology can improve some of bureaucracy’s most annoying qualities by streamlining routine paperwork and improving the public’s ability to access and understand …

Preventing Criminals From Using AI for Cybersecurity Attacks
1 year, 7 months ago

Preventing Criminals From Using AI for Cybersecurity Attacks

Bloomberg  

00:00 WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT HOW YOU ARE USING AI IN SEPARATE SECURITY AND HOW CYBER ATTACKERS ARE USING IT. I THINK THIS SPEAKS TO THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO PROTECT CUSTOMERS AND THE POWER OF THE TECHNOLOGY WE USE INTERNALLY TO STOP THINGS LIKE PHISHING FRAUD AND SOCIAL ENGINEERING. WE ARE FOCUSED ON HAVING CUSTOMERS AND TAKING …

AI being used for hacking and misinformation: top Canadian cyber official
1 year, 8 months ago

AI being used for hacking and misinformation: top Canadian cyber official

The Hindu  

Hackers and propagandists are wielding artificial intelligence to create malicious software, draft convincing phishing emails and spread disinformation online, Canada's top cybersecurity official told Reuters, early evidence that the technological revolution sweeping Silicon Valley has also been adopted by cybercriminals. In an interview this week, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Head Sami Khoury said that his agency had seen AI …

With the rise of AI, social media platforms could face perfect storm of misinformation in 2024
1 year, 8 months ago

With the rise of AI, social media platforms could face perfect storm of misinformation in 2024

CNN  

New York CNN — Last month, a video posted to Twitter by Florida Gov. Instead, it eventually added a community note — a contributor-led feature to highlight misinformation on the social media platform — to the post, alerting the site’s users that in the video “3 still shots showing Trump embracing Fauci are AI generated images.” Experts in digital information …

Is America Ready For AI-Powered Politics?
1 year, 9 months ago

Is America Ready For AI-Powered Politics?

Huff Post  

Can the country’s elected leaders recognize when they are talking to a machine? In 2021, analysts at the CyberAI Project at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology fed the large language model GPT-3 three real “drops,” or message board posts, from “Q,” the supposed anonymous government insider behind QAnon, the far-right conspiracy theory that alleges that Donald Trump’s opponents …

No elections safe from AI, deep fake photos, videos of politicians to become common, warns former Google top boss
1 year, 10 months ago

No elections safe from AI, deep fake photos, videos of politicians to become common, warns former Google top boss

Firstpost  

Google’s former CEO, Eric Schmidt, has warned that no democratic election can be free from AI’s interference, unless governments across the world, work actively to curb misinformation and deep fakes. Google’s former CEO, Eric Schmidt, has issued a warning that democratic elections are vulnerable to AI interference. Schmidt’s remarks come as ministers are preparing measures to safeguard future general elections …

AI presents political peril for 2024 with threat to mislead U.S. voters
1 year, 10 months ago

AI presents political peril for 2024 with threat to mislead U.S. voters

The Hindu  

Computer engineers and tech-inclined political scientists have warned for years that cheap, powerful artificial intelligence tools would soon allow anyone to create fake images, video and audio that was realistic enough to fool voters and perhaps sway an election. When you can do that on a large scale, and distribute it on social platforms, well, it’s going to have a …

AI presents political peril for 2024 with threat to mislead voters
1 year, 10 months ago

AI presents political peril for 2024 with threat to mislead voters

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Computer engineers and tech-inclined political scientists have warned for years that cheap, powerful artificial intelligence tools would soon allow anyone to create fake images, video and audio that was realistic enough to fool voters and perhaps sway an election. When you can do that on a large scale, and distribute it on social platforms, well, it’s going to …

AI presents political peril for 2024 with threat to mislead voters
1 year, 10 months ago

AI presents political peril for 2024 with threat to mislead voters

LA Times  

As the 2024 election approaches, experts are warning about the potential use of artificial intelligence to create synthetic media for the purposes of confusing voters or slandering a candidate. When you can do that on a large scale, and distribute it on social platforms, well, it’s going to have a major impact.” AI experts can quickly rattle off a number …

Joe Biden Wants Hackers’ Help to Keep AI Chatbots in Check
1 year, 10 months ago

Joe Biden Wants Hackers’ Help to Keep AI Chatbots in Check

Wired  

ChatGPT has stoked new hopes about the potential of artificial intelligence—but also new fears. Today the White House joined the chorus of concern, announcing it will support a mass hacking exercise at the Defcon security conference this summer to probe generative AI systems from companies including Google. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy also said that $140 …

Cyber Experts Warn Of Vulnerabilities Facing 2020 Election Machines
5 years, 6 months ago

Cyber Experts Warn Of Vulnerabilities Facing 2020 Election Machines

NPR  

Cyber Experts Warn Of Vulnerabilities Facing 2020 Election Machines Enlarge this image toggle caption Jessica McGowan/Getty Images Jessica McGowan/Getty Images A group of guys are staring into a laptop, exchanging excited giggles. Sponsor Message And less than six months before voters head to the polls in early primary states for the 2020 election, American voting is stuck in a paradox: …

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