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China will use AI and deepfake propaganda to influence US elections & sow chaos across America, Microsoft warns The US Sun [Video]

CHINA will attempt to disrupt the upcoming US presidential elections using artificial intelligence to stoke chaos in Washington, Microsoft has warned.

The tech giant said China will leverage generative AI to flood the internet with synthetic media in a bid to influence the elections.

Chinese cyber terrorists will disrupt the US elections using AICredit: Getty
Xi Jinping’s cyber groups and bot army will create chaos in AmericaCredit: AFP
POTUS Joe Biden was attacked with a deepfake video falsely claiming he is a paedophileCredit: Getty
Former president Donald Trump himself shared a deepfake video of his interview with CNN in May 2023Credit: Getty Images – Getty

In a report published by the company’s threat intelligence team, Microsoft said it expects Chinese state-backed cyber groups to target high-profile election campaigns in the US as well as other parts of the world.

“China’s increasing experimentation in augmenting memes, videos and audio will continue – and may …

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Canadas wildfire season re-erupts forcing thousands from homes, prompting air quality alerts in northern US [Video]

Wildfires in western Canada forced thousands of people from their homes as local officials said the combination of the weather and dry conditions led to an extreme threat from blazes. An evacuation alert was issued for Fort McMurray in Alberta as crews responded to what they described as an "out-of-control wildfire" southwest of town that had burned more than 13,500 acres as of Sunday.