July 10, 2024 at 01:42PM
The Justice Department seized two domain names and almost 1,000 social media accounts used by Russian actors to spread disinformation in the United States. A joint advisory from US agencies and international partners revealed the use of a GenAI-enhanced bot farm to support Russian government objectives. FBI Director Christopher Wray highlighted the effort to disrupt a Russian-sponsored Generative AI-enhanced social media bot farm.
Key takeaways from the meeting notes:
– The Justice Department announced the seizure of two domain names and nearly 1,000 social media accounts used by Russian actors to spread disinformation in the United States.
– US agencies, along with others in Canada and the Netherlands, released a joint advisory detailing the technology used, including the use of a GenAI-enhanced, social media-focused bot farm by affiliates of Russia Today.
– Meliorator, an AI-enhanced software package, was used to create online personas reflecting varying nationalities to push disinformation regarding several countries.
– The FBI Director highlighted the significance of disrupting the Russian-sponsored Generative AI-enhanced social media bot farm, which was intended to disseminate AI-generated foreign disinformation and influence geopolitical narratives.
– The social media accounts were registered using private email servers dependent on the seized domain names. Platform X has suspended the remaining bot accounts due to violations of the terms of service.
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