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Confetti flies over the stage and crowd as Taiwan’s president-elect from the Democratic Progressive Party, Lai Ching-te, speaks to supporters at a rally at the party’s headquarters on January 13, 2024 in Taipei, Taiwan. Lai was among the politicians targeted by AI-generated propaganda. (Photo by Annice Lyn/Getty Images)

Chinese hackers turn to AI to meddle in elections

Beijing’s influence operations are experimenting with synthetically generated content to carry out influence operations, per Microsoft report.
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Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lieutenant General Jeffrey Kruse, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray, Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines testify before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence about global threats against the United States on March 11, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Intelligence officials warn pace of innovation in AI threatens US

Governments are struggling with how to respond to rapid technological development, particularly related to artificial intelligence.
People visit the U.S. technology company Microsoft’s stand during the Mobile World Congress, the telecom industry’s biggest annual gathering, in Barcelona on February 26, 2024. (Photo by Josep LAGO / AFP)

Russian hackers accessed Microsoft source code 

An incident attributed to the Russian hacking crew Cozy Bear that was first disclosed in January continues to affect Microsoft systems.
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