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The Rise of AI-Enabled Disinformation
What’s this about: Cyber attacks, information operations, deepfakes, political and social subversion, financial influence, and the exploitation of social tensions are quickly becoming the new way to target nations in recent years. With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), these become even more threatening. AI-enabled disinformation will become one of the top tools available to any individual or nation with the right capabilities. While AI can be weaponized and used to attack, it also plays a key role in combating such tactics.
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Before we move on, it is important to define both “misinformation” and “disinformation,” which can often be confused for one another.
- Misinformation: “False information that is spread, regardless of intent to mislead.”
- Disinformation: “Deliberately misleading or biased information; manipulated narrative or facts; propaganda.”
Misinformation is a more general term for false information, while disinformation is more intent-based with tools like deepfakes. AI can help create disinformation when bad actors use the technology to do things like develop realistic photographs, control fake social media profiles, and target individuals.
