How authoritarian governments are using generative AI

A new report finds at least 16 countries using synthetic media to mislead their citizens — and the number is growing fast

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Today let's talk about some of the mischief we're starting to see as free generative artificial intelligence tools find their way into the hands of more people — and how some states are already finding much more sophisticated uses for synthetic media.

In the past week, …