AI Incident Database: China Reportedly Intensifying AI to Spread Disinformation to U.S. and Taiwanese Voters
AI tools linked to China were used to disseminate disinformation targeting voters in the U.S. and Taiwan, according to a Microsoft report. These operations included AI-generated imagery and audio to influence political perceptions and election outcomes, originating from the APT Storm-1376 (also known as Spamouflage and Dragonbridge).
AI Incident Database · Incident 663Operator lens (medium): inspect D2 (output validation), D6 (autonomy oversight).
Event summary
AI tools linked to China were used to disseminate disinformation targeting voters in the U.S. and Taiwan, according to a Microsoft report. These operations included AI-generated imagery and audio to influence political perceptions and election outcomes, originating from the APT Storm-1376 (also known as Spamouflage and Dragonbridge).
Linked entities
- storm-1376
organisation | 70%
- spamouflage
organisation | 70%
- dragonbridge
organisation | 70%
- chinese-communist-party
organisation | 70%
- u.s.-voters
organisation | 70%
- taiwanese-voters
organisation | 70%
- general-public
organisation | 70%
- democratic-integrity
organisation | 70%
Related graph edges
| Edge | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| ent-aiid-storm-1376 to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-storm-1376 to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-storm-1376 to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-storm-1376 to ent-psf-d6 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-storm-1376 to ent-psf-d6 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-storm-1376 to ent-psf-d6 | maps to | 60% |