'Russia remains the most active foreign threat to our elections,' said Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, noting that new AI technologies make influence operations easier to pull off.
"Russia remains the most active foreign threat to our elections," said Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, noting that new AI technologies make influence operations easier to pull off.Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines testifying before a Senate hearing earlier this month. During a May 15 hearing, she identified Russia as the greatest foreign threat to this year's U.S. elections.
In addition, she said the rise of new AI technologies that can create realistic"deepfakes" targeting candidates and of commercial firms through which foreign actors can launder their activities are enabling more sophisticated influence operations at larger scale that are harder to attribute.Cameo is being used for political propaganda — by tricking the stars involved
Wednesday's hearing was the first in a series focused on the election, said committee chair Sen. Mark Warner , as lawmakers seek to avoid a repeat of 2016, when Russia's meddling caught lawmakers, officials, and social media executives off-guard. Since then,"the barriers to entry for foreign malign influence have unfortunately become incredibly small," Warner said. Foreign adversaries have more incentives to intervene in U.S. politics in an effort to shape their own national interests, he added, and at the same time,Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, the committee's top Republican, questioned how those tasked with protecting the election would themselves be received in a climate of distrust.
Haines said in some cases it would make sense for her or other federal agencies to debunk false claims, while in others it may be better for state or local officials to speak out.
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