US sanctions Russian group over AI-generated election disinformation

The United States has imposed sanctions on Russia and Iran for trying to interfere with the 2024 presidential election. this The U.S. Treasury Department said on Tuesday These groups seek to “increase sociopolitical tensions” and influence voters.

The Moscow-based Center for Geopolitical Expertise has ties to Russia’s Main Intelligence Service (GRU) and set up a server to host its own artificial intelligence tools “to avoid foreign web hosting services from blocking their activities.” The group then used these tools to “rapidly create disinformation” and spread it across dozens of fake online news outlets, while also providing funding to U.S. companies to maintain its artificial intelligence servers and operate a network of “at least 100 websites.” The network that the network uses for its activities.

In addition, the Russian organization also doctored a video “to make baseless accusations against the 2024 vice presidential candidate.” October, US blames Russia A video was produced trying to smear Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate Tim Walz.

The U.S. Treasury Department also sanctioned the Cognitive Design Production Center, a subsidiary of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), for planning to interfere with elections “from at least 2023.” In the weeks leading up to the election, the U.S. Justice Department indicts Iranian nationals Accused of launching cyberattacks on President-elect Trump’s campaign, while OpenAI reports banning ChatGPT account Related to Iranian influence operations.

“The governments of Iran and Russia are targeting our election processes and institutions and seeking to divide the American people through targeted disinformation campaigns,” Bradley Smith, acting Treasury undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, said in a statement. stated in the press release.