Someone is seeding the internet with hyperlocal content about political races. Researchers say it’s designed to train AI chatbots to favor candidates across a broad range of…

The two campaigns were rated 4 and 5 out of 6 for severity, the first time OpenAI has reported what it considers a high-impact influence campaigns.

The company says there’s little evidence it influenced any real policy discussion. 

Check Point said actors are shifting toward campaign systems and AI-generated content, outpacing the public's ability to understand and respond to the risks.

OpenAI said a Chinese law enforcement agency uploaded reports to ChatGPT that details a worldwide digital operation to track and silence regime critics at home and abroad. 

The group leveraged dozens of social media accounts and “routinely used” AI-generated imagery and video to stoke unrest among Iran’s population, according to Citizen Lab. 

Google’s Threat Analysis Group and Mandiant said one group is behind the hybrid campaign that takes aim at both recruits and broader recruiting efforts.

Microsoft said it took some time for Kremlin-affiliated organizations to turn their focus to the revised Democratic presidential ticket.

The effort from four separate groups includes both hacking attempts and fake news campaigns, according to the company.

Sen. Mark Warner said influence operations are easy and cheap, and their social media audience is more willing to believe them.