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Russian state-sponsored media organization leverages AI-enhanced “Meliorator” software for foreign malign influence activity

https://www.cyber.gc.ca/en/news-events/russian-state-sponsored-media-organization-leverages-ai-enhanced-meliorator-software-foreign-malign-influence-activity
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Une organisation médiatique parrainée par la Russie tire avantage du logiciel avancé d’IA « Meliorator » à des fins d’influence étrangère malveillante

https://www.cyber.gc.ca/fr/nouvelles-evenements/organisation-mediatique-parrainee-russie-tire-avantage-logiciel-avance-dia-meliorator-fins-dinfluence-etrangere-malveillante

#Canada #AI #IA #ArtificialIntelligence #IntelligenceArtificielle #ForeignInterference #IngérenceÉtrangère #Meliorator

@rameshgupta 🧵RT Meliorator Bot software

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“…Brigadir serves as the graphical user interface for the Taras application and includes tabs for “souls,” false identities that would create the basis for the bots, and “thoughts,” which are the automated scenarios or actions that could be implemented on behalf of the bots...”

See the full ‘Joint Cybersecurity Advisory’ for details on #Meliorator
https://www.ic3.gov/Media/News/2024/240709.pdf

⬆️ #Meliorator capabilities ➡️ https://www.ic3.gov/Media/News/2024/240709.pdf

⭐ Create fake, but authentic-looking personas in bulk

⭐ Deploy fake, but authentic-looking content

⭐ Repeat disinformation of other bot personas

⭐ Perpetuate pre-existing false narratives

⭐ Formulate messages, topic, and framing based on specific type of bot

The root class is #Sower 😂 and subclasses include #TwitterSower and who knows what else. #MastodonSower?

Identities are called #Souls and ideologically aligned bots are grouped 👀

Although the tool was only identified on X, the authoring organizations’ analysis of Meliorator indicated the developers intended to expand its functionality to other social media platforms. The authoring organizations’ analysis also indicated the tool is capable of the following:

= Creating authentic appearing social media personas en masse;

= Deploying content similar to typical social media users;

= Mirroring disinformation of other bot personas;

= Perpetuating the use of pre-existing false narratives to amplify malign foreign influence; and

= Formulating messages, to include the topic and framing, based on the specific archetype of the bot.

#Canada warns that #Russian state-sponsored media organization leverages AI-enhanced #Meliorator software for malign influence in #US and #Canadian elections and encourages social media companies to leverage the information in this advisory to assist with identifying fictitious personas to reduce Russian malign foreign influence activity.

@KamalaHarrisWin

https://www.cyber.gc.ca/en/news-events/russian-state-sponsored-media-organization-leverages-ai-enhanced-meliorator-software-foreign-malign-influence-activity

Russian state-sponsored media organization leverages Al-enhanced “Meliorator” software for foreign malign influence activity

Summary The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF), in partnership with the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security e (CCCS), the Netherlands General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD), and Netherlands Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD), and the National Police of the Netherlands (DNP) (hereinafter referred to as the authoring organizations), seek to warn of a covert tool used for disinformation campaigns benefiting the Russian Government. Affiliates of RT (formerly Russia Today), a Russian state-sponsored media organization, used this tool to create fictitious online personas, representing a number of nationalities, to post content on a social media platform. Overview Individuals affiliated with RT leveraged “Meliorator,” an artificial intelligence enhanced software package which allowed for the creation of authentic appearing fictitious personas to post content on X. The tool also allowed for the management of the persona profiles through an administrator panel called “Brigadir” and the spreading of disinformation through these profiles through a seeding tool called “Taras.” The authoring organizations encourage social media companies to leverage the information in this advisory to assist with identifying fictitious personas to reduce Russian malign foreign influence activity.

Könnt ihr Euch noch an die Screenshots von #Twitter erinnern, wo mutmaßlichen russischen Trump-Propaganda-Bots das Geld für die OpenAI-API ausgegangen war?

US-Behörden und internationale #Strafverfolger haben jetzt eine russische KI-Bot-Farm zerschlagen, die #Desinformation verbreitete. Mit der KI-Software "#Meliorator" erstellte die Farm gefälschte Profile, die die Ziele der russischen Regierung unterstützten.

#Desinformation #CyberSecurity #KIBots #FBI

https://www.heise.de/news/Social-Media-Internationale-Behoerden-zerschlagen-russische-KI-Botfarm-9796366.html

„In einer alarmierenden Enthüllung warnen Sicherheitsbehörden vor einer ausgeklügelten Desinformationskampagne, die von Russland orchestriert und durch Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) verstärkt wird. Unter dem Deckmantel legitimer Medienaktivitäten setzt der Kreml auf das Programm #Meliorator, um globale Narrative zu manipulieren und politisches Chaos zu stiften.“
➡️ https://www.mimikama.org/russische-propaganda-ki-gesteuerte-desinformation/

FYI Die anderen beiden Programme heißen BSW und AfD…

Wenn Ihr mit #Fossilfreunden, #RubelPatrioten und anderen #Fakenews-Schleudern #Taubenschach spielt - wer steckt eigentlich dahinter? #AfD? #BSW? Oder eine russische Software namens #Meliorator?

Danke an @mimikama für die Zusammenstellung!

https://www.mimikama.org/russische-propaganda-ki-gesteuerte-desinformation/

Das KI schon immer auch Militärisch so wie deswegen auch für deren Propaganda ist, ist nicht neu. Da Desinformationen ihre Komplexität und Wahrheit vortäuscht ist nichts neues. Auch die KI schnappt sich Infos zusammen um diese neu kombiniert wieder glaubhaft hergibt.

»Russische Propaganda auf Hochtouren: KI-gesteuerte Desinformations-Bots täuschen die Welt«
– von @mimikama

🪖 https://www.mimikama.org/russische-propaganda-ki-gesteuerte-desinformation/

#propaganda #russland #krieg #ki #bots #fehlinformationen #kipropaganda #usa #fbi #meliorator

Screenshot: justice.gov
Putin: is not a territorial conflict

Russia may not be hitting us with bombs but what they are hitting us with is going to be far more dangerous as it grows because most people don't realize they are being attacked.

https://www.cyber.gc.ca/en/news-events/russian-state-sponsored-media-organization-leverages-ai-enhanced-meliorator-software-foreign-malign-influence-activity

#Russia #Meliorator #AI #SocialMedia